Corporate Paralegal

This is a Full Time Job

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

We are looking for a Corporate Paralegal to join our Legal team in London and support corporate governance and entity management activities across a portfolio of group companies.

Working closely with the Senior Corporate Counsel, the Corporate Paralegal will provide company secretarial and corporate legal support, with a particular focus on maintaining statutory records, supporting Companies House compliance, and managing legal documentation and execution processes. This is a detail-driven role suited to someone with a strong interest in corporate governance and legal operations, who is comfortable handling structured legal work and liaising with internal stakeholders and external advisers.

Please note: This role will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either a Monday or Friday working from home.

What You Will Do
• Maintain statutory and corporate records, including managing and uploading documents in NetDocuments and maintaining board and entity records in Diligent.
• Support Companies House compliance, including the preparation and submission of routine ad-hoc filings.
• Assist with the organisation of board meetings and agendas, and with the preparation of board minutes, written resolutions of directors and shareholders, and related corporate documentation.
• Support the preparation of intercompany agreements using approved templates, and manage execution, filing and record-keeping of those agreements.
• Support KYC and compliance processes, including coordinating certified documentation, responding to internal and external information requests, and assisting directors with Companies House identity verification requirements.
• Respond to internal requests for documentation and corporate structure information, including supporting finance and audit teams.
• Coordinate notarisation and apostille of documents, liaising with notaries, advisers and internal stakeholders.
• Manage incoming company post, including scanning, triage and onward distribution.
• Support document execution processes, including circulation via DocuSign and coordination of wet-ink signature requests where required.
• Contribute to ad-hoc corporate and legal projects and research as required by the business.

Required Qualifications & Skills
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• A methodical and conscientious approach to record-keeping and compliance-focused work.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and external advisers.
• Previous paralegal or equivalent legal support experience is desirable but not essential.
• A law degree or equivalent legal qualification is preferred.
• Experience with document management systems and confidence using Microsoft Word, Excel and DocuSign is desirable.