Company Secretary

Location
London
Salary
Competitive package including including a company pension, paid time off and private healthcare
Posted
20 Oct 2020
Closes
31 Oct 2020
Ref
31870
Job Title
Secretary
Category
Legal
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Reimagine your legal career

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. With over 2,400 employees spanning North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable corporate legal departments to drive efficiency and growth to adapt to a demanding new era.

Axiom empowers you to take control of how you work while contributing your expertise to the world's best companies.

Currently, we're hiring Company Secretaries to join us with:
  • Part or full ICSA qualification
  • A strong background from within a Company Secretarial function, ideally with at least 2+ years' experience
  • Desire to provide excellent client service and an ability to build strong working relationships with stakeholders
  • The ability to adapt to new situations and work environments and a thirst for new challenges
  • Excellent knowledge of the Companies Act 2006 and the UK Corporate Governance Code, BluePrint experience is a plus
The responsibilities for this role will include:
  • Advising clients on corporate secretarial and governance best practice
  • Supporting clients with compliance and transactional work
  • Assisting clients with one-off large-scale assignments, such as corporate restructuring and legal entity simplification projects
  • Administering, attending, and minuting Board and Committee meetings
  • Maintain the company statutory books including accurate registration of changes the business structure
  • Taking on a variety of other company related administrative duties as required
Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, offering access to a variety of professional development programs and continuing legal education opportunities.

Since 2000, we've reached legal professionals globally and been committed to reimagining legal work. We seek to live up to the New York Times' prediction that, "A more sweeping transformation may be on the horizon. And it may look a lot like Axiom".

Our company is ranked #1 in business of law, innovation in corporate strategy, and innovation in law firm efficiency by the Financial Times.

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster.

Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

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