Legal Team Assistant in Lincolnshire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Team Assistant to join our Legal Team.

The energy industry is advancing with investment in smart technology innovation and Northern Powergrid, as the company responsible for powering everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the Northeast, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is at the forefront of delivering a power network that meets the region’s needs, now and in the future.

Along with a competitive salary of up to £35,000, we also offer great benefits such as:

•Enrolment into our double matched pension scheme

•25 days holiday (increasing with tenure)

•An annual bonus of up to 10% of your annual salary

•Agile working

•Funding appropriate training and development

We’re excited to hear from candidates who want to work in-house in a varied support role with scope for progression. and we’ll be in touch.

Key Responsibilities:

Signing and Sealing

• Coordinating the signing and sealing process for the Group.

• Ensuring records are kept accurately and accordance with policy.

• Dealing with internal and external stakeholders.

• Obtaining signatures from the board.

Company Secretarial

• Administering the statutory register system.

• Submitting confirmation statements and other changes on the Companies House portal.

• Updating company minute books.

• Preparing the dormant accounts.

• Researching and producing briefing notes on legislative and governance changes.

• Supporting with the collation of information and data for the statutory and regulatory accounts.

Consumer Credit

• Performing checks in respect of the Financial Conduct Authority compliance monitoring programme.

• Requesting and collating information for financial regulatory returns.

• Assisting with general enquiries.

Reporting and compliance

• Supporting with the production of the weekly Legal report.

• Ensuring all records are maintained accurately.

• Coordinating the Legal team’s policy review and renewal process.

• Assisting with the bond compliance process.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Qualified to degree level, preferably in Law.

• Able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise work efficiently.

• Advanced IT skills including Excel.

• Concise management reporting.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Resilient and resourceful.

• Able to work on their own initiative as part of a small team.

Desirable qualifications and experience

• Experience in a customer focussed role.

• Legal or Company Secretarial background, and/or qualification.

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Visit northernpowergrid.com/careers to find out more about this and other career opportunities. ​

Posted: 13 September 2024

Closing date for applications: 27 September 2024

Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.