Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant
Location: London
Salary: £55,000-£65,000 DOE
Working Pattern: Office-based

We have partnered with a growing organisation to recruit a Legal Assistant to support its Chief Legal Officer and wider business.

This is a broad in-house role covering legal administration, contract coordination, corporate governance and wider corporate services. It would suit someone with experience supporting a legal function who is comfortable taking ownership of legal records, governance processes and day-to-day coordination across multiple areas of the business.

Responsibilities:

Maintain legal matter trackers, document registers and central filing systems.
Draft, format, proofread and amend contracts, board papers, resolutions, minutes and legal correspondence.
Coordinate contract review, approval, execution and e-signature processes.
Maintain contract registers and track key dates including renewals, termination rights and commercial milestones.
Ensure executed agreements, legal records and supporting documentation are accurately stored and easily accessible.
Support board, committee and shareholder meeting administration, including agendas, board packs, minutes and resolutions.
Maintain corporate registers, governance calendars and supporting company secretarial documentation.
Assist with routine corporate filings and coordinate with external company secretarial providers and legal advisers.
Support the administration of data protection, compliance and policy documentation.
Coordinate information and documentation required for due diligence, audit, regulatory and assurance requests.
Maintain legal templates, guidance documents, governance records and evidence repositories.
Support invoice administration, supplier documentation and payment approval processes where required.
Act as a central point of coordination between Legal, Finance, Operations, HR, external counsel and other third parties.Experience Required:

Previous experience as a Legal Assistant, Legal Secretary, Legal PA, Company Secretarial Assistant, Legal Operations Coordinator or similar.
Experience supporting an in-house legal team, law firm, professional services organisation, financial services business or other regulated environment.
Strong experience managing legal documents, records, trackers and filing systems.
Experience supporting commercial contracts and coordinating approval or execution processes.
Exposure to corporate governance, board administration or company secretarial work.
Experience using e-signature platforms, document management systems or workflow tools.
Exposure to compliance, data protection, due diligence or finance administration would be beneficial.Inventum Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy