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Clifford Chance

12d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry, Junior & Mid Level
  • Legal
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You should have a junior lawyer background, experience with corporate governance, strong legal and analytical skills, attention to detail, teamwork, and excellent communication.
  • You will advise clients on corporate governance, manage AGM processes, produce briefings, track legal developments, and support training on compliance and regulatory issues.

Requirements

  • Your experience
  • You will have a solid background as a junior lawyer, ideally with experience advising listed public companies on legal and regulatory compliance, market disclosure and corporate governance matters or at least a keen interest in these topics.
  • You should have excellent technical legal skills; well-developed analytical skills; an enthusiasm for identifying and sharing market trends; and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
  • An outstanding academic history and be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills. You should demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills along with a high level of commercial awareness.
  • We are looking for someone with good attention to detail, strong organisational skills and a proactive and committed approach to providing a first class service to our lawyers and clients.
  • You will be able to demonstrate a collaborative approach to your work and a strong team ethos.

Responsibilities

  • - Assist with advising our clients and also our internal lawyer community on all corporate aspects of legal and regulatory compliance and corporate governance including:
  • - Directors duties and conflicts
  • - Board and Committee governance structures
  • - AGM preparation and management
  • - Maintaining and updating Annual Report checklists for clients and reviewing client Annual Reports, AGM notices, aspects of Sustainability Reports and Transition Plans
  • - Narrative reporting requirements, including UK and EU sustainability reporting (CSRD, CSDDD etc.)
  • - UK Corporate Governance Code
  • - Governance best practice both for listed and large private companies
  • - Listed company regulatory obligations pursuant to the FCA's Listing Rules and DTRs
  • - PDMR and PCA dealings
  • - Creation and management of insider lists
  • - Market disclosures
  • - Market abuse issues
  • - Getting involved in client and industry group outreach, helping to generate contacts and build our market profile
  • - Produce thought leadership pieces
  • - Prepare client briefings
  • - Assist with designing and delivering training on legal and market developments for clients and colleagues
  • - Assist with responses to consultations (including as part of the CLLS and Law Society company law committees)
  • - Assist the KETL team with developing and maintaining guidance notes and templates
  • - Help to enhance the profile of our governance advisory work across the Corporate practice
  • - Contributing to providing advisory services to clients and also by working alongside our Corporate lawyers in relevant work to help develop their knowledge and experience
  • - Perform work relating to external legal committees, such as the City of London Law Society Company Law Committee and the Law Society Company Law Committee
  • - Help to develop further our relationships with key industry and regulatory bodies such as the GC100, the Chartered Governance Institute, the FRC and the FCA
  • - Supporting production of bespoke legal and regulatory developments briefings/updates for key clients
  • - Working with both fee earners and clients on listed company AGM/annual reporting matters
  • - Assist with preparing quarterly board papers and presentation materials for board training sessions and NED onboarding training sessions
  • - Assisting with drafting our regular AGM season updates and conceiving and drafting additional client briefings as required
  • - Assisting with our internal risk procedures relating to the review of client notices of AGM
  • - Tracking and analysing forthcoming listed company legal, regulatory and corporate governance related developments
  • - Helping to prepare and send out the corporate governance weekly update to clients
  • - Helping to brief lawyers and clients on their impact and on actions required for implementation
  • - Tracking and analysing forthcoming UK and EU ESG developments
  • - Helping to prepare a six-monthly Corporate ESG horizon scanner (UK and EU) and, potentially, a global ESG Guide
  • - Assisting with providing internal expertise to fee earner and client queries on listed company legal, regulatory and governance related matters
  • - Promoting knowledge sharing by fee earners
  • - Providing input into our listed company and governance related templates
  • - Assisting with the preparation and delivery of training programmes on public company issues, including AGM best practice and ongoing legal and regulatory obligations

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Corporate Governance Advisory Associate role?

The primary focus is on advising clients on compliance with their listed company legal and regulatory obligations, corporate governance, and best practices.

What type of clients will the Corporate Governance Advisory Associate work with?

The associate will work with London-listed clients and among the world's leading companies.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A solid background as a junior lawyer is required, ideally with experience in advising listed public companies on legal and regulatory compliance, corporate governance matters, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities.

What kind of tasks will the associate be responsible for?

Responsibilities include advising on directors' duties, board governance structures, AGM management, reviewing annual reports, addressing regulatory obligations, and assisting with market disclosures.

Will there be opportunities for client engagement?

Yes, the role offers client-facing engagement on a wide range of corporate governance and advisory issues, along with opportunities for client outreach and thought leadership.

What type of training or support will be provided to the associate?

The firm provides various training opportunities, including formal training, informal coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job learning to help develop skills and knowledge.

Is there a focus on thought leadership within this role?

Yes, the associate will be involved in producing thought leadership pieces, preparing client briefings, and aiding in the training of legal and market developments.

What approach does the firm take towards workplace diversity and inclusion?

The firm is committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally, regardless of various personal characteristics, and actively fosters an inclusive culture through various employee networks.

What is the hybrid working policy for this position?

The role follows a 'balanced' hybrid working approach, with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of the time, depending on business needs.

What makes the firm's Corporate practice respected globally?

The firm's Corporate practice is respected for its extensive client base, the complexity of mandates, industry expertise, commercial approach, and the intellectual capability of its people.

Clifford Chance

We are one of the world's pre-eminent law firms, with significant depth and range of resources across five continents.

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1987
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Mission & Purpose

We are one of the world's largest law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, we pride ourselves on our approachable, collegiate and team based way of working. We always strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, which include corporates from all the commercial and industrial sectors, governments, regulators, trade bodies and not for profit organisations. We provide them with the highest quality advice and legal insight, which combines the Firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise. Many of the world's leading organisations look to Clifford Chance not just for legal expertise but for advice on business critical issues.