Paralegal - Corporate / Company Secretarial

About the role

Looking to build your company secretarial experience while working in a commercial, client-facing legal team?

We’re hiring a Paralegal to join our Managed Legal Services (MLS) team. This is a great opportunity for someone with some exposure to corporate or company secretarial work who wants to develop further in this space.

The Role

You’ll support a mix of client-facing secondments and internal MLS work, combining corporate governance / CoSec tasks with broader paralegal responsibilities.

This is a hands-on, early-responsibility role where you’ll gain direct client exposure and build practical experience quickly.

Responsibilities

• Supporting company secretarial and corporate governance activities
• Assisting with Companies House filings and maintaining statutory registers
• Preparing board packs, agendas, and minutes
• Supporting corporate transactions and company structure changes
• Conducting due diligence and AML checks
• Carrying out legal and regulatory research
• Maintaining and updating client documentation
• Supporting quality assurance processes
• Building relationships with clients and internal teams

Skills

• Paralegal experience with some exposure to one or more of the following: • Company secretarial work
• Corporate governance
• Corporate law / transactions

• Strong attention to detail and organisation
• Confident communicator, comfortable interacting with clients and stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Good drafting skills and strong IT capability

Desirable (but not required)

• Experience with Companies House filings or statutory registers
• Exposure to board meetings / minutes
• Any experience within in-house, MLS, or professional services environments

This is a development role. You don’t need to be a fully-fledged Company Secretary - we’re looking for someone with foundational exposure and the motivation to grow in this area.

Benefits

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.

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Additional information

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.