Global Senior Legal Secretary - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Eurofins UK Edge Testing Solutions

Eurofins UK Edge Testing Solutions

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

The recent and fast growing business line Eurofins Digital Testing is a global leader in end-to-end Quality Assurance (QA) and cyber security.

We work with key high-technology businesses in the consumer electronics, software development, automotive, IoT, connected health and media markets, operating a network of test labs in the USA, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, India and China.

In the context of the divestment by Eurofins Scientific S.E to Stirling Square Capital Partners, Eurofins Digital Testing is setting up a shared service centre to support the different locations.

One of the services provided is legal support and compliance.

Job Description:

Global Senior Legal Secretary / Paralegal - UK Remote

The Legal Secretary will operate in any UK location and will work in an international environment, -being in contact with many different local entities within Europe, Asia and US.

The Legal Secretary has full responsibility in coordinating the legal housekeeping of the different local entities and the holding companies, covering many stakeholders cross-business line.

The role can be split in:

Legal support
Legal housekeeping
Insurance
Compliance

The Legal Secretary will have contact with a wide range of stakeholders (both internal & external) which requires very strong communication skills, leadership in change management.

It will also imply to travel on a quite limited basis.

Corporate legal housekeeping for service, real estate and holding company entities in the different entities and locations (arrange board and shareholder meetings, coordinate preparing and drawing various company law documents such as minutes of general meetings and boards of directors, etc)
Responsible to manage the relationship with the local external legal advisors
Responsible to manage the insurance policies (global and local) and, if necessary, manage claims
You will be involved in setting up the compliance structure, including spending & contracting authorities at different levels, and has a key role in the implementation and execution of this compliance function
The first line contact to support the local businesses and shared service centre with commercial and real estate agreements, involving external advisors if necessary
Coordinate the process of handling filing, publication and legal statutory reporting requirements
Responsible for legal corporate restructuring (corporate registration, corporate changes)
Responsible for the distribution of documents for signatures, followup on the progress and subsequent dispatch of fully signed documents
Maintain the legal corporate dataroom

Experience Required

5 years of experience in corporate legal position
Fluent in English (written and spoken) any other European languages would be a plus
Initial Education Background: You hold at least a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Legal background and company secretarial qualification essential.
Experience as legal operations assistant or paralegal in law firm or corporate environment and of the role of company secretary of at least 5 years

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