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The Legal Entity Management Specialist will focus on the design and implementation of complex domestic and cross border reorganizations. As part of this Group, our Corporate Maintenance practice helps clients meet their annual corporate compliance obligations such as filing statutory accounts and annual returns, as well as implementing changes to legal entities such as director and auditor changes. Our Global Corporate Maintenance Solutions (GCMS) service has been established as an innovative way to help clients coordinate and monitor the performance of their essential corporate maintenance obligations and the GCMS team in Belfast has been established to carry out, track and coordinate related work efficiently and to high standards of quality and consistency. The role of a Global Corporate Maintenance Solutions Specialist is to work with our lead offices and corporate maintenance teams across the Baker McKenzie office network and to be lead contacts for and supporting key global clients.
Job Responsibility:
Act as a key client contact on GCMS projects
Develop, populate and maintain project and client-specific IT platforms
Coordinate the provision of corporate maintenance services and be responsible for technical quality
Project manage the onboarding process for new GCMS clients
Track and monitor the updating of compliance trackers
Escalate issues to the GCMS Manager or lead associates as appropriate
When required, contact correspondent law firms for fee proposals, contribute to pitches, fee proposals and client RFPs
Work with other GCMS Specialists to prepare client invoices
Assist GCMS Manager in preparations for client review calls and client visits
Identify ways to enhance and retain current GCMS client relationships
Assist the GCMS Manager in conducting fee analysis, and monitoring project and fee status
Work with the GCMS Manager and Company Secretary to capture know-how, refine process mapping, efficiencies and best practice
Provide training and guidance to corporate maintenance teams across the network, external local counsel and clients
Identify areas for professional development
Assist in the orientation of new staff and the development and supervision of GCMS Legal Professionals
Share and contribute to the growth of the collective knowledge of the GCMS team
Requirements:
An undergraduate degree in law with a minimum 2:1 classification
Advanced in Microsoft Office applications (Intermediate Excel and Word is essential)
Strong technical skills (experience of SharePoint an advantage)
Previous professional services sector experience, ideally legal or as a company secretary
A positive team member and active contributor in a team environment
Excellent organisational, prioritisation and problem solving skills
Confidence to liaise with people at all levels of the firm
Exceptional attention to detail is a must
Manages multiple work tasks, prioritizes time and meets deadlines and proposes solutions where conflicts exist