Legal Director (Governance and Secretariat)

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Elevate Flexible Legal Resourcing is seeking a highly skilled Company Secretary and Legal Director for a long, fixed-term contract starting ASAP, covering Hybrid (2 to 3 days on-site) in London.

Key Requirements:

• Relevant Company Secretary experience, in leading the board and board committees' secretariat and corporate governance activities.
• Strong background in managing corporate governance frameworks and secretariat functions.
• Experience liaising with board members, executives, and shareholders, and attending board meetings.
• In-depth knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks, including company law and governance requirements.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality.
• High level of diligence and dedication to continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with Board Intelligence, Diligent, Blueprint, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).

Any experience in a similar role, preferably within regulatory sectors or the gas distribution/infrastructure industry would be beneficial.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber's Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex's success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry's most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team - help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.