Corporate Governance Lawyer

March 13

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Mourant

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Mourant is a law firm-led, professional services business with over 60 years' experience in the financial services sector.

Banking & Finance • Corporate • Employment • Financial Services & Regulatory • Funds

501 - 1000 employees

📋 Description

• We have a new opportunity to join our growing team as an Associate or Senior Associate Corporate Governance Lawyer. • This role is essential in leading the internal corporate governance support for various companies, partnerships, and trusts within Mourant. • You will work closely with our Chief Governance Officer and senior management. • This role is focused on providing governance support to Mourant's law firm, consulting business and Business Services teams. • If you have strong practical knowledge of company law and are enthusiastic, organised and detail oriented, we'd really like to hear from you.

🎯 Requirements

• You are a current or former UK qualified corporate lawyer (Associate or Senior Associate level) who is keen to pursue an in-house career specialising in corporate governance. Strong practical knowledge of company law is essential • Prior experience of working in a company secretarial or in-house governance role within a regulated professional services environment is advantageous • Being a Chartered Secretary or Chartered Governance Professional is advantageous, however, we would fund and support you to complete the Chartered Governance Institute's Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme if you have not already done this • Working knowledge of Viewpoint, Document Management Systems (Worksite) and Board Intelligence or equivalent systems and platforms is advantageous • Highly organised, proactive and diligent and able to manage a diverse and complex workload in a fast-paced working environment • Sensitive to the requirements of working in a law firm environment and able to maintain high levels of confidentiality and discretion and demonstrate good judgement • Enthusiastic and approachable with the calm and confident manner required to build strong working relationships across all parts of Mourant • Task oriented nature with exceptional completer-finisher skills and attention to detail and accuracy skills • Proactively identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and process efficiency including increasing our usage of AI and tech solutions for governance tasks • Curious and inquisitive and able to identify and investigate potential issues and solve them