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About the Role
Responsible for delivering extensive corporate secretarial and governance services to a client portfolio, providing high-quality advice and ensuring clients meet statutory obligations and best practices. Role responsibilities may vary based on client needs, including potential secondments.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality company secretarial services in line with client agreements.
- Correspond directly with clients and third parties.
- Provide end-to-end board and committee support, including drafting meeting papers, attending meetings, minute drafting, and action tracking.
- Advise on the Companies Act, Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, Market Abuse Regulation, and corporate governance.
- Draft various regulatory announcements.
- Draft non-financial disclosures for Half-Year and Annual Reports, including AGM notices and associated documentation.
- Advise on corporate governance best practices and review relevant documentation.
- Research market best practices and benchmark against client peers.
- Stay updated on legal and regulatory requirements and anticipate upcoming changes.
- Handle ad-hoc requests such as signatory authorizations, minute extracts, and auditor requests.
- Mentor junior team members on technical matters.
- Provide feedback and answer queries from junior team members to ensure quality service delivery.
- Prepare and deliver training to the team, including training sessions and technical newsletters.
- Identify opportunities for new business and cross-selling services.
- Flag out-of-scope work and collaborate with senior management to agree on charges and fees with clients.
- Support senior management in drafting new business proposals and initial pricing.
- Assist in developing processes and procedures within the CSS UK team.
- Balance client delivery and non-client projects to meet utilization targets.
- Adhere to operational processes for financial hygiene, document management, and data-driven decision-making.
Requirements
- CGI part or fully qualified, or other professional qualification with relevant experience.
- Experience in attending and minuting Board and Committee meetings.
- Strong organizational skills.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
- Team player, able to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Commercial and practical outlook.
- Ability to build relationships and rapport, demonstrating credibility.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of tasks, and manage time and workload by prioritizing and managing expectations.
- Excellent computer skills, particularly MS Office, Excel, and Outlook.
- High standard of professional and personal conduct and ethical behavior.
- Use of Diligent Entities is preferable but not essential.
- Ability to participate in a thorough referencing process, including credit and criminal record checks.
Skills
- Corporate secretarial services
- Governance services
- Client relationship management
- Regulatory compliance
- Board and committee support
- Minute taking
- Companies Act knowledge
- Listing Rules knowledge
- Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules knowledge
- Market Abuse Regulation knowledge
- Corporate governance best practices
- Regulatory announcement drafting
- Report drafting
- Research and analysis
- MS Office proficiency
- Excel proficiency
- Outlook proficiency
- Commercial acumen
- Relationship building
- Time management
- Prioritization
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Training delivery
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Professional qualification required
- Experience in specific tasks required
Education Level
- CGI part or fully qualified (or equivalent)
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary with performance bonus scheme
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Performance bonus scheme
- Generous pension contribution
- Full healthcare cover
- Health cash plan
- Life assurance
- Buy/sell annual leave scheme
About the Company
- Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business.
- LawDeb is a FTSE250 listed business with a 137-year history and a fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.
- Doing work that has a positive impact is important to LawDeb.
- LawDeb is ambitious to innovate, collaborate, and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for clients and employees.
- LawDeb is shaping a culture where everyone feels trusted, supported, and empowered.
- Working at LawDeb provides access to an enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues.
Equal Opportunity
- LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute.
- LawDeb celebrates the diversity of its colleagues and provides an inclusive environment.
- Reasonable adjustments can be provided for the recruitment process upon request.