Legal Counsel and Assistant Company Secretary - corporate and commercial
London
Job Description We are recruiting exclusively for a precious and base metals developer that is advancing world-class global projects. The role will be responsible for supporting the General Counsel and Company Secretary, including assisting the GC/Cosec to support the C suite and committees, executive and senior management on legal, commercial, regulatory, corporate governance and company secretarial matters.
We are looking for a lawyer who is keen to develop their corporate and commercial skills and have a strong interest in company secretarial.
The responsibilities of the role will be -
Advising, drafting and negotiating in relation to transactions such as financings, construction or procurement agreements, commodity sale or offtake agreements, IT contracts and a wide range of commercial agreements.
Drafting and negotiating non-disclosure agreements.
Advising on legal, regulatory, litigation, reputational and risk management issues, including strategic initiatives, public statements, corporate governance and all on-going activities
As well as Company Secretarial/ Corporate Governance
Qualifications and Education
• Excellent academic credentials
• UK or common law qualification, current UK practicing certificate
• Experience of company secretarial work a plus
• 2+ years PQE with an international, commercially focused law firm or in-house within comparable industry, ideally with exposure to corporate and company secretarial work
• Broad legal technical and drafting skills
• Experience with corporate, commercial, regulatory and compliance matters
• Good numeracy skills
• Good word processing skills; familiarity with excel
• Awareness of civil law systems a plus
This is an excellent opportunity for growth and development
Please contact
kevin@heriotbrown to discuss