Contract Paralegal / Company Secretarial Assistant

Job Title

Contract In-House Paralegal / Company Secretarial Assistant Location

Central LondonSalary

£52,000 Hybrid

YesLeading UK based commercial services firm are looking for a temporary paralegal / company secretarial administrator to join their in-house legal team and provide comprehensive support to the Group General Counsel across a wide range of legal, compliance, data protection, ESG and administrative matters.

This role is a fixed term contract of 3 months with a genuine possibility of being extended longer term indefinitely.

You must be available immediately.

Key ResponsibilitiesManage and maintain the conflicts of interest, directorships, IPR and PoAs registersMaintain minute book and other corporate filesAnswer KYC queriesAssist General Counsel and in-house CoSec team with other governance and compliance tasksAssist with management and instructing outside company secretary providersAssist the legal team with NDAsManage the contracts register and maintain accurate recordsMaintain files for key supplier and customer contractsAssist the legal team with litigation matters – delivery of documents, filings, update filesAssist with maintenance litigation register and calendarManage the register of leases and calendarMaintain the data breaches trackerRenew data certificates and manage ICO registrationsAssist with legal aspects of risk register and business continuityAssist with ESG policy maintenance and renewalsMaintain register of loans, loan notesDevelop and maintain parent company guarantees registerSupport the legal team with intra-group financial and other arrangements.It is essential that you have at least 12 months’ experience as a paralegal from another in-house environment and have a solid understanding of contracts cycle, compliance and governance.

You must also have a proven track record dealing with company secretarial work.Fantastic opportunity for an in-house paralegal to join a leading financial services firm and gain some experience working with real autonomy.McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours.

However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details