Assistant Manager/Manager

About Law Debenture 

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 135-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Role Overview

This role will be responsible for delivering an extensive range of corporate secretarial and governance services to a portfolio of clients, providing high quality advice and work with others to deliver an excellent client experience and ensure clients remain up to date with their statutory obligations.

Job Role & Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of high-quality company secretarial services to a range of clients in line with your billable hours and recovery rate targets.
• Follow operational processes which ensure financial hygiene (time recording, in/out of scope work, billing etc), effective document management and support data driven decision making (e.g., up to date resourcing plan, skill matrix, feedback and performance management etc).
• Develop and follow personal development plan to assist with the increase of services able to provide and progression through the UK CSS career path.
• Advising a portfolio of clients on compliance matters, including annual statutory requirements, routine company changes and share capital changes.
• Corresponding directly with clients and third parties.
• Drafting board minutes and shareholder resolutions to make relevant company changes.
• Maintenance of electronic corporate records using Diligent Entities and undertaking any statutory filings with the Registrar of Companies.
• Provide feedback on work produced and answer queries by more junior members of the team to ensure that quality service delivery to clients is maintained across UK CSS.
• Board paper collation, chasing actions, attendance at meetings and drafting minutes.
• Assisting with the non-financial disclosures of Annual Report, including the preparation of the annual general meeting and general meetings including the preparation of all relevant documentation.
• Assisting with benchmarking and research.
• Assisting with advice on corporate governance best practice and reviewing relevant documentation.
• Assisting with advice regarding the Companies Act, Listing and Disclosure Rules, Market Abuse Regulation and governance.

• Assisting with drafting of regulatory announcements.
• Ad Hoc requests and administrative matters (authorised signatory requests, board minute extracts, secretary certificates, auditor requests, etc.) and attending to any notarisation/apostille requirements.
• Mentoring junior members of the team and providing training to the team.
• Identifying opportunities to introduce new business, developing additional sales from existing clients and crossing services across LawDebenture.
• Provide support as required in developing processes and procedures within the UK CSS team.
• Ensure you remain up to date with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, horizon scan for upcoming changes and help in identifying new areas of business.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience 

• CGI part or fully qualified (or other professional qualification if relevant experience can be demonstrated).
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, and confident in communicating effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Building relationships and rapport, demonstrating credibility.
• Pro-actively requesting and acting upon feedback received on the quality of work produced.
• Demonstrating high-performance behaviours and progression within the career management framework.
• A team player, who can work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.

Your Reward

• Competitive salary with performance bonus scheme
• Generous pension contribution
• Full healthcare cover
• Health cash plan
• Life assurance
• Buy/sell annual leave scheme

Additional Information

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.

LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. If you feel that you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to participate in this recruitment process, please provide further details where prompted.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks. 

If you’d like to find out more about LawDeb and our open vacancies, please contact our careers team on careers@lawdeb.com.