Legal & Compliance Assistant - Trading Floor

May & Stephens; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 35 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading financial institution in Greater London is seeking a Legal & Compliance Assistant to provide comprehensive support to the Head of Legal and the compliance team. The ideal candidate should be degree-qualified with 2-4 years of experience in legal administration, capable of managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include scheduling meetings, preparing documentation, and ensuring compliance processes are followed. This role requires strong organizational skills and a collaborative spirit.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience in Compliance, In-house legal team, or law practice.
• Proven ability to manage workload under tight deadlines.
• Strong team player with ability to work independently.

Responsabilités

• Support Head of Legal and compliance team with administration tasks.
• Schedule and attend board meetings and committees.
• Prepare and circulate meeting agendas and minutes.

Connaissances

Legal administration

Document compliance processes

Meeting minute writing

Board meeting preparation

Formation

Degree level education

Description du poste

Our client, a top City financial Institution is looking for a Legal & Compliance Assistant to support the Corporate & Trading Operations Legal Team. Based on the trading floor, you will be supporting the Head of Legal and the broader legal and compliance team with all aspects of administration and documentation compliance processes. This role is ideally suited to a degree-level educated Legal Administrator or Legal Secretary with proven experience of supporting an in-house Compliance or Corporate Legal team.

Legal & Compliance Assistant

• Scheduling and attendance at board meetings and meetings of various committees.
• Writing meeting minutes and circulating them to the Directors and other relevant staff.
• Collating board packs and meeting agendas and delivering them to the Directors.
• Circulating written board resolutions and other communications to the Directors.
• Filing of forms and documents with Companies House (e.g. new director appointments) and other authorities.
• Acting as the department liaison to the parent company and other International offices in respect of various administrative matters.
• Preparing and proofreading documents.
• Help drafting and sending out template agreements and documentation to customers.
• Carrying out various operational control tasks, such as system access checks and monitoring.
• Maintaining and updating internal records and databases.
• Preparing presentations and reports

What you will offer?

• 2-4 years experience working in a Compliance, In-house legal team or from a law practice
• Degree level education.
• Passion for legal and regulatory work
• Ability to manage a varied workload in a deadline driven environment.
• A Team player who can also work autonomously