Semi Qualified Company Secretary and Legal Assistant

Tasks

Key Responsibilities:

• Day to day legal documentation including Contract drafting vetting and negotiations.
• Drafting of legal notice(s) and responses to any legal matters.
• Preparation of notices resolutions and agendas for board meetings extraordinary meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs) and follow up on action points.
• Maintaining statutory records including minutes book registers directors report and annual returns.
• Sound study of reading financial statements and annual returns.
• Preparation and filing forms with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
• Intellectual Property searches filing applications tracking hearing and responses filed with external counsels (both domestic and international).
• Assist in Corporate governance compliance audit and due diligence.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including legal finance and HR departments to ensure alignment on governance and compliance matters.
• Managing the compliances from Shareholders agreement perspective at the time of any investment in startups.

Requirements

• Must have a year and a Half to 2 years of relevant work Experience
• Semiqualified CS with a law degree who has completed CS management training/legal internship and has knowledge of the Companies Act 2013 and other corporate laws.
• Good Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Familiarity with Secretarial work and Legal procedures.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Dealing and Coordination with inter department and team working skills.
• Ethical conduct and a high level of professionalism.
• Ability & desire to work with diligence integrity and enthusiasm