Legal Counsel & Assistant Company Secretary
- Employer
- Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
- Location
- Cheshire
- Salary
- £70000 - £80000 per annum, Benefits: Car Allowance, Bonus, Share Scheme
- Closing date
- 1 Feb 2022
- Reference
- J66827
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- Practice area
- Company and commercial, Corporate/Mergers and acquisitions
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Company secretary, Legal counsel, Solicitor
- Sector
- In-house
Job Details
The successful candidate will form part of a tight knit, high performing legal team which contributes significantly to the business achieving its strategic aims. The business operates in both the Public & Private Sector and has a large presence across the UK's infrastructure network.
As Senior Legal Counsel, you will report directly to the General Counsel and undertake a wide range of commercial, corporate and company secretarial duties which make the role varied and challenging. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a legal team which undertakes a broad range of work, allowing the roleholder to build strong experience relevant to a career in the plc world.
Examples of the day to day role include advice to Senior Directors and wider business for all Commercial and Corporate transactions / projects, supporting on the organisation of company secretarial matters in relation to Corporate Governance, Compliance and Board Reports, managing GDPR, Input onto Group M&A activity, acting as Number 2 and deputising for the General Counsel & much more.
To be considered you will ideally have a background as a Commercial or Corporate Solicitor, with some understanding of Company secretarial matters (preferably in a listed business)
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading business which will offer a broad variety of in-house Legal work, keeping the roleholder challenged, and providing opportunities to continually develop as an in-house Lawyer.
Send a CV to Nick Barrass or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Company
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.
Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.
- Website
- http://www.douglas-scott.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0161 233 6360
- Location
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Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB
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