Corporate Legal Assistant / Company Secretary Assistant

TC Professional Services; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Southampton seeks a Corporate Legal Assistant/Company Secretary Assistant. This role involves managing legal documentation, assisting with transactions, and liaising with regulatory bodies. Ideal candidates have a law degree and experience in corporate legal tasks. This full-time position offers a salary of £28,000 - £35,000, with flexible hybrid working arrangements and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Study support for professional qualifications

Pension scheme

Career progression

Free car parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Corporate Legal Assistant or in a professional practice is advantageous.
• CiLEX qualification is advantageous but not essential.
• Part CGI qualified or desire to undertake CGI qualifications is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Administration and practice management.
• Document production and assisting with transactions.
• Managing statutory filings of private companies.

Skills

Law degree

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office

Confident communication skills

Organised and methodical

Good documentation production skills

Team player with strong work ethic

Education

Degree in law

Job description

Overview

Southampton
Legal
Full time
Permanent

Salary – £28,000 - £35,000 Depending On Experience And Qualifications

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working

Holiday – 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 5 days)

About The Corporate Legal Assistant/Company Secretary Assistant Role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

Our Legal Services division is expanding rapidly to respond to high levels of demand and we have an exciting new opportunity for a full time Corporate Legal Assistant/Company Secretary Assistant in our Southampton office.

Reporting to the two Legal Partners, your case load will be varied and your key responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities

• administration and practice management;
• document production;
• assisting with transactions;
• managing the statutory filings of private companies;
• assisting with document circulations in corporate transactions and ad hoc projects;
• assisting with updating the statutory registers and with general company secretarial services;
• liaising with HMRC and Companies House.

About You

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• a degree in law
• experience working as a Corporate Legal Assistant/Company secretarial in a law firm or professional practice is advantageous but not essential
• CiLEX qualification is advantageous but not essential
• part CGI qualified or desire to undertake CGI qualifications is advantageous but not essential
• excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• organised, methodical with excellent attention to detail
• team player with a strong work ethic and drive
• good documentation production skills
• confident communication skills (ability to liaise with colleagues at all levels; from trainees to directors/partners)
• commercial law experience is advantageous but not essential
• a driving licence and access to a car is advantageous

Benefits

• study support for professional qualifications
• pension scheme
• group life assurance x 4
• opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• birthday day off
• free car parking
• career progression
• access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Assistance Programme
• employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

About Us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SME’s and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.