CrawlJobs Logo

Paralegal - Company Secretarial

shma.co.uk Logo

Shakespeare Martineau

Location Icon

Location:
United Kingdom , Birmingham

Category Icon
Category:

Job Type Icon

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary Icon

Salary:

Not provided

Job Description:

Experienced Company Secretary Paralegal. The primary focus of this role will be supporting on client secondment placements including Company Secretarial tasks. Additionally, there will be opportunities to provide support in other practice areas within the MLS team as and when needed. This role would suit someone with high levels of attention to detail and the ability to summarise technical information into concise notes. You will have exposure to hands-on work from day one and will play a key role in a thriving team who provide a high quality service at all times.

Job Responsibility:

  • Assist in drafting and maintaining corporate governance materials
  • Companies house filings
  • Due diligence requests and AML checks
  • Research relevant laws and regulations
  • Changes to company structures
  • Taking minutes for Board meetings with a highly technical focus
  • Assisting the Chair to ensure the meetings run smoothly
  • Performing regular updates to client documents
  • Quality Assurance tasks
  • Maintaining ongoing client relationships
  • Working efficiently across the internal and external MLS clients
  • Support other teams within Managed Legal Services based on capacity

Requirements:

  • Previous experience within a Company Secretarial role is preferred, but not essential
  • Client facing/secondment experience
  • Strong relationship management skills and confidence in dealing with clients and senior colleagues
  • Strong IT skills and accurate typing ability
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • High degree of flexibility and initiative along with excellent organisational and prioritising skills
  • the ability to adapt and manage priorities at short notice is essential
  • The ability to manage multiple stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong business and commercial acumen
  • Enthusiasm, drive, commitment and a strong team player
What we offer:
  • A culture of trust and empowerment with responsibility and autonomy over your work
  • The support and encouragement of a great team behind you and friendly partners who all want to help you thrive
  • Exposure to excellent development and collaboration within your team
  • A competitive package with amazing benefits
  • Agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 20, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
Job Link Share:

Looking for more opportunities? Search for other job offers that match your skills and interests.

Briefcase Icon

Similar Jobs for Paralegal - Company Secretarial

Company Secretarial Advisor

We are looking to recruit a Company Secretarial Advisor / Senior – (Paralegal) t...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Glasgow
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
jobs.360resourcing.co.uk Logo
360 Resourcing Solutions
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Experience in a company secretarial role is essential, preferably in a legal/professional services environment
  • Ability to manage your own workloads and professional learning
  • Confident communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Demonstrates a flexible and adaptable approach to meeting changing needs and priorities
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Ensure all statutory deadlines are met for our company secretarial clients
  • Building and maintaining client relationships
  • Onboard new clients to our systems and do a full health check to ensure no discrepancies, resolving with client relationship managers or directly with clients
  • Coordinate statutory and regulatory filings including any associated minutes for example director appointments, share transfers, confirmation statements and PSC registers
  • Together with the existing management coaching, support and review of work prepared by more junior members of the team
  • Provide company formation services
  • Provide support for more ad hoc complex corporate services such as share capital restructures, outsourcing where necessary
  • Ensure statutory registers are kept up-to-date
  • Monitor Companies House daily (through alerts) to ensure nothing is filed without our knowledge, highlighting to client relationship managers where so and resolving
  • Monitor use of our registered office addresses
What we offer
What we offer
  • Hybrid and flexible working
  • JC Aspire learning programme
  • Leadership Development Programme accredited by the University of Strathclyde Business School at Masters degree level
  • Tools, support, and materials to develop your expertise
Read More
Arrow Right

Company Secretarial Advisor

We are looking to recruit a Company Secretarial Advisor / Senior – (Paralegal) t...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
jobs.360resourcing.co.uk Logo
360 Resourcing Solutions
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Experience in a company secretarial role is essential, preferably in a legal/professional services environment
  • Ability to manage your own workloads and professional learning
  • Confident communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Demonstrates a flexible and adaptable approach to meeting changing needs and priorities
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Ensure all statutory deadlines are met for our company secretarial clients
  • Building and maintaining client relationships
  • Onboard new clients to our systems and do a full health check to ensure no discrepancies, resolving with client relationship managers or directly with clients
  • Coordinate statutory and regulatory filings including any associated minutes for example director appointments, share transfers, confirmation statements and PSC registers
  • Together with the existing management coaching, support and review of work prepared by more junior members of the team
  • Provide company formation services
  • Provide support for more ad hoc complex corporate services such as share capital restructures, outsourcing where necessary
  • Ensure statutory registers are kept up-to-date
  • Monitor Companies House daily (through alerts) to ensure nothing is filed without our knowledge, highlighting to client relationship managers where so and resolving
  • Monitor use of our registered office addresses
Read More
Arrow Right

Company Secretarial Advisor

We are looking to recruit a Company Secretarial Advisor / Senior – (Paralegal) t...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Edinburgh
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
jobs.360resourcing.co.uk Logo
360 Resourcing Solutions
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Experience in a company secretarial role is essential, preferably in a legal/professional services environment
  • Ability to manage your own workloads and professional learning
  • Confident communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Demonstrates a flexible and adaptable approach to meeting changing needs and priorities
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Ensure all statutory deadlines are met for our company secretarial clients
  • Building and maintaining client relationships
  • Onboard new clients to our systems and do a full health check to ensure no discrepancies, resolving with client relationship managers or directly with clients
  • Coordinate statutory and regulatory filings including any associated minutes for example director appointments, share transfers, confirmation statements and PSC registers
  • Together with the existing management coaching, support and review of work prepared by more junior members of the team
  • Provide company formation services
  • Provide support for more ad hoc complex corporate services such as share capital restructures, outsourcing where necessary
  • Ensure statutory registers are kept up-to-date
  • Monitor Companies House daily (through alerts) to ensure nothing is filed without our knowledge, highlighting to client relationship managers where so and resolving
  • Monitor use of our registered office addresses
What we offer
What we offer
  • Hybrid and flexible working
  • JC Aspire learning programme
  • Leadership Development Programme accredited by the University of Strathclyde Business School at Masters degree level
  • Tools, support, and materials to develop your expertise
Read More
Arrow Right

Company Secretarial Advisor

We are looking to recruit a Company Secretarial Advisor / Senior – (Paralegal) t...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Aberdeen
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
jobs.360resourcing.co.uk Logo
360 Resourcing Solutions
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Experience in a company secretarial role is essential, preferably in a legal/professional services environment
  • Ability to manage your own workloads and professional learning
  • Confident communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Demonstrates a flexible and adaptable approach to meeting changing needs and priorities
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Ensure all statutory deadlines are met for our company secretarial clients
  • Building and maintaining client relationships
  • Onboard new clients to our systems and do a full health check to ensure no discrepancies, resolving with client relationship managers or directly with clients
  • Coordinate statutory and regulatory filings including any associated minutes for example director appointments, share transfers, confirmation statements and PSC registers
  • Together with the existing management coaching, support and review of work prepared by more junior members of the team
  • Provide company formation services
  • Provide support for more ad hoc complex corporate services such as share capital restructures, outsourcing where necessary
  • Ensure statutory registers are kept up-to-date
  • Monitor Companies House daily (through alerts) to ensure nothing is filed without our knowledge, highlighting to client relationship managers where so and resolving
  • Monitor use of our registered office addresses
What we offer
What we offer
  • Hybrid and flexible working
  • JC Aspire learning programme
  • Leadership Development Programme accredited by the University of Strathclyde Business School at Masters degree level
  • Tools, support, and materials to develop your expertise
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Compliance Associate, Corporate Governance

We Put the World on Vacation. Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading vacati...
Location
Location
Philippines , Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
wyndhamdestinations.com Logo
Wyndham Destinations
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Previous work experience in a company secretarial or corporate governance role is an advantage
  • Legal, paralegal, corporate secretarial, or audit experience and qualifications would be ideal
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel and MS Outlook
  • Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
  • Knowledge of relevant law, regulations and policies or the ability to learn and apply these
  • Sound verbal and written communication skills and confidence to communicate and advise all levels of the business up to and including the Executive team
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Flexibility to take into account other’s perspectives and apply previous experience to new ideas
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Support and facilitate subsidiary board and committee meetings including preparation of agendas, minutes, resolutions, secretarial certificates, corporate affidavits and follow up items as needed
  • Manage board calendars and consult with internal stakeholders to ensure timetables are met
  • Communicate with board members and business areas regarding board papers meeting logistics and action items
  • Prepare and arrange execution and filing of company documents and statutory filings
  • Maintain company registers and respond to Know Your Client (KYC) requests for subsidiaries
  • Provide assistance with corporate secretarial matters in other jurisdictions as required
  • Support the Senior Legal Counsel in administering compliance obligations and risk frameworks including but not limited to privacy and AML/CTF
  • Assist in developing and implementing localized compliance policies and procedures
  • Promote a culture of compliance and integrity across regional operations
  • Assist with the review and preparation of all disclosure and governance documents for vacation club operations within Asia and Middle East
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Compliance Associate, Corporate Governance

We Put the World on Vacation. Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading vacati...
Location
Location
Philippines , Pampanga
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
wyndhamdestinations.com Logo
Wyndham Destinations
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Previous work experience in a company secretarial or corporate governance role is an advantage
  • Legal, paralegal, corporate secretarial, or audit experience and qualifications would be ideal
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel and MS Outlook
  • Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
  • Knowledge of relevant law, regulations and policies or the ability to learn and apply these
  • Sound verbal and written communication skills and confidence to communicate and advise all levels of the business up to and including the Executive team
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Flexibility to take into account other’s perspectives and apply previous experience to new ideas
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Support and facilitate subsidiary board and committee meetings including preparation of agendas, minutes, resolutions, secretarial certificates, corporate affidavits and follow up items as needed
  • Manage board calendars and consult with internal stakeholders to ensure timetables are met
  • Communicate with board members and business areas regarding board papers meeting logistics and action items
  • Prepare and arrange execution and filing of company documents and statutory filings
  • Maintain company registers and respond to Know Your Client (KYC) requests for subsidiaries
  • Provide assistance with corporate secretarial matters in other jurisdictions as required
  • Compliance and verification checks with Global Ethics and Compliance teams
  • Support the Senior Legal Counsel in administering compliance obligations and risk frameworks including but not limited to privacy and AML/CTF
  • Assist in developing and implementing localized compliance policies and procedures
  • Promote a culture of compliance and integrity across regional operations
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Corporate Paralegal

We are working with an established law firm in Reading that advises a high-quali...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Reading
Salary
Salary:
30000.00 - 35000.00 GBP / Year
https://brandonjames.co.uk Logo
Brandon James
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • A strong and consistent academic background, ideally supported by a law degree or relevant legal qualifications
  • Confident IT and document production skills, with the ability to produce accurate, well-presented work to tight deadlines
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
  • A sharp and analytical approach, with the ability to understand and support complex legal matters
  • Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal
  • A proactive, positive attitude and a willingness to support the wider team as needed
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Creating, maintaining and overseeing virtual data rooms for corporate transactions
  • Supporting company secretarial work, including drafting board minutes, maintaining statutory registers and preparing filings for Companies House
  • Assisting with the preparation of supporting documentation for a range of corporate and finance matters
  • Undertaking legal and commercial research as required by the team
  • Managing and submitting electronic Companies House filings accurately and on time
  • Providing wider administrative and compliance support to the Corporate team, including file set-up, document management and archiving
What we offer
What we offer
  • Health Care
  • Parking
  • Hybrid Working Pattern
  • Excellent training, supervision and support
  • Excellent Pension contribution
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Corporate Secretary

Sokin is looking for an organised, detail-oriented and proactive Corporate Secre...
Location
Location
United Arab Emirates , Dubai
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
sokin.com Logo
Sokin
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Relevant experience in a corporate secretarial, governance, paralegal or legal entity management role, ideally gained in-house, within professional services, or in a fast-paced international business
  • Strong experience supporting global entities, including statutory filings, maintenance of corporate records, and coordination of governance requirements across multiple jurisdictions
  • Experience preparing and coordinating board and shareholder materials, including agendas, minutes, written resolutions and related governance documentation
  • Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, and able to manage multiple deadlines, stakeholders and workstreams effectively
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Compliance and senior stakeholders, as well as with external advisers and corporate service providers
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a professional, dependable and process-driven approach
  • Experience in financial services, fintech or another regulated international business would be advantageous
  • A relevant company secretarial, governance or legal qualification would be beneficial, but is not essential
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Support Sokin's global corporate governance and entity management activities
  • Manage global legal entity structure and corporate governance processes
  • Ensure that statutory obligations, corporate records and governance requirements are maintained efficiently and to a high standard across the group
  • Coordinate and administer corporate secretarial responsibilities including support for global entities, corporate filings, board and committee meeting logistics, preparation and maintenance of minutes and resolutions, and oversight of statutory books and records
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right