Corporate Governance Paralegal; In-House

About The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a skilled Corporate Governance Paralegal with entity management experience! This hybrid in-house role is with a very well-known Epiq Counsel client!

Introduction

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful in‑house legal secondment work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers and legal professionals work on a wide variety of legal matters for Fortune 500 clients.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a commercial paralegal, with significant exposure to entity management.
• Strong understanding of corporate law.
• Familiarity with international corporate governance standards is a plus.
• Proficiency in legal research tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with entity management software and databases.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• High ethical standards and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity.
• Willingness to support a hybrid role requiring three days onsite in Central London‑based office.
• Epiq Counsel partners with industry‑leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed‑term legal services model.

• Conduct legal research and provide summaries on various legal issues related to corporate governance and entity management.
• Draft and review legal documents and correspondence between Legal, Treasury and Controllership (Finance) teams.
• Liaise with external counsel and corporate secretarial advisors to support daily legal and entity governance tasks.
• Assisting in drafting and reviewing various legal documents, including board minutes, resolutions, and shareholders agreements.
• Maintain a database of all group entities, including domestic and international subsidiaries.
• Supporting solicitors with mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions by conducting due diligence, preparing transaction documents and managing document execution.
• Assisting with company secretarial duties, including filing at Companies House, maintaining statutory registers, and preparing necessary documentation for corporate filings.
• Supporting with quarterly board meeting preparation, board minute writing and corresponding with directors on follow‑up actions.
• Managing and updating corporate files and records.
• Supporting the team with general administrative tasks, including file management and client communications.
• Maintaining matter trackers and creating efficiencies to optimise Corporate Governance team workflows by leveraging the use of internal AI tools.

• Hybrid schedule - three days onsite in Central London‑based office.
• Compensation commensurate with experience and complexity of engagement.
• One‑on‑one engagement support and coaching.
• We offer market beating benefits in the alternative legal services space, including 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension and comprehensive healthcare.

Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The Epiq Counsel team strives to respond to all applications; however, due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application.

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