Legal Assistant
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Job Description
Job Title:Legal Assistant
Salary:Competitive plus benefits
Hours:37 hours per week
Location:Walsall
South Staffordshire Plc is excited to welcome a Legal Assistant to our growing inhouse legal team! Youll work alongside our Group General Counsel and Company Secretary contributing to compliance governance and impactful legal projects. Join us to grow your career in a collaborative and supportive environment. Apply now and be part of our success story!
About Us:
The South Staffordshire Plc Group is a highly respected integrated services group of businesses. It operates two regulated water companies South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water that together serve 1.6 million customers in the UK. Additionally our group comprises a range of complementary nonregulated businesses within our SSI Services and Echo divisions serving the water and adjacent sectors. With approaching 3000 employees working together joining us means more than just starting a new role its an opportunity to grow a fulfilling career within a collaborative and innovative environment.
The Role:
With our inhouse legal team growing weve got a brand new role to join us as a Legal Assistant working alongside the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in a small but highly influential team to help drive compliance and governance across our regulated and nonregulated businesses.
What Youll Do:
- Assist with Board and Committee services ensuring smooth operations.
- Ensure statutory compliance by timely submission of filings.
- Process and file data protection renewals and other licenses for Group companies.
- Manage file systems both electronic and paper maintaining documents accurately.
- Handle file opening and closing procedures ensuring compliance.
- Maintain various group databases including contracts intellectual property and property.
- Manage corporate inboxes efficiently.
- Oversee engagement and invoicing process for external legal and professional advisors.
- Maintain precedents policies and procedures.
- Prepare reports and presentations as needed.
- Monitor compliance against the Legal Services Compliance Handbook.
- Conduct research and assist with ad hoc projects.
What Youll Need:
- Experience in private practice or inhouse legal environment preferred.
- Law degree required ideally completed the LPC.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.
- Strong IT skills with a good knowledge of Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and DocuSign.
- Proactive at developing internal business relationships.
- Confident team player who understands the confidential nature of the teams work.
- Motivated enthusiastic individual with a can do attitude.
- Demonstrates attention to detail.
What Youll Get in Return:
- Competitive salary plus benefits.
- Hybrid working environment with typically 3 days per week in the office.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Employer pension contributions.
- Onsite gym and free parking.
- 24/7 GP service.
- Cycletowork scheme.
- Employee assistance program via Aviva.
- Discounts at stores and restaurants.
- Excellent career development opportunities including mentorship from senior leaders.
- Ongoing professional development to enhance your skills and expertise.
Employment Type
Full-Time
