Paralegal, Corporate

Milton Keynes - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 23 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Department/Division: Legal Delivery Centre
Duration: 12 Month FTC
Location: Remote UK
Reports to: Team Lead LDC
Direct Reports: None
Type of Role: Remote
Budget Responsibilities: None
Reference no: 9431

The Team

Our Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) is a flexible and scalable paralegal resource for use across all of our UK Ireland and Middle East offices and across the full spectrum of legal services. Meeting the ever-increasing demands for disaggregated legal services the LDC offers an exciting opportunity for development and the chance to undertake chargeable work that is challenging and engaging. This is a great opportunity to join a growing team that is integral to the firms strategy whilst benefiting from being able to work remotely and flexibly.
Winner of the 2019 and 2020 National Paralegal Awards best law firm for paralegal development and finalist in 2021 Dentons offers fabulous opportunities for paralegals.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Provide support with company secretarial and corporate governance matters.
Maintain statutory registers and ensure accurate record-keeping using company secretarial software (e.g. GEMS).
Prepare and file documents at Companies House including annual confirmation statements director changes share allotments and other statutory filings.
Assist in drafting board and shareholder resolutions and minutes.
Monitor and support compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements including the Companies Act.
Liaise with internal and external teams as necessary
Support ad hoc projects and internal process improvements related to company secretarial matters as required.

Required experience skills and attributes

Key Requirements:

Minimum of 1 year experience in a company secretarial or corporate paralegal role ideally in a professional service corporate or in-house environment.
Sound knowledge of UK company law and Companies House filing requirements.
Familiarity with company secretarial systems and online filing platforms.
Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries Dentons helps you grow protect operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric purpose-driven and committed to inclusion diversity equity and sustainability we focus on what matters most to you.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity nationality neurodiversity disability or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.

During the application process all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role criteria please email .

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

If you are interested in applying for this position we welcome direct applications via our careers page but if you have any questions beforehand please email . Enquiries only please applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business nor will we accept any associated terms of business.

Department/Division: Legal Delivery CentreDuration: 12 Month FTCLocation: Remote UKReports to: Team Lead LDCDirect Reports: NoneType of Role: RemoteBudget Responsibilities: NoneReference no: 9431The TeamOur Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) is a flexible and scalable paralegal resource for use across all ...