Richemont - Legal Secretary (1 year contract)

Job description

Richemont owns some of the world’s leading luxury goods Maisons, with particular strengths in jewellery, fine watches and premium accessories. Each Maison represents a proud tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont seeks to preserve the heritage and identity of each of its Maisons. At the same time, we are committed to innovation and designing new products which are in keeping with our Maisons’ values, through a process of continuous creativity.

We are committed to offering you…

 

We are looking for a Legal Team Secretary/Assistant to provide general legal and administrative assistance to the Richemont Legal Team in the UK Head Office, in Central London. This position supports a small team of 3 Lawyers and reports to the UK Head Counsel. This is a one year maternity cover contract, starting in January 2020.

 

How will the role excite you…

·  A friendly intimate team in a large sociable office in the centre of a thriving and exciting city
·  A role which can be adapted for full or part time (to cover ≥3.5 days per week)
·  Proof-reading, comparing and marking up draft legal documentation and preparing originals for signature
·  Assisting the Company Secretary with preparing and filing statutory documentation
·  Administering our Company Secretarial Software, Diligent (formerly Blueprint OneWorld) including adding and supporting new users, entering and monitoring new company data, liaising with Diligent Support for technical queries
·  Supporting the team with general IT queries
·  Booking and preparing for meetings
·  Managing postal arrangements
·  Setting up new vendors in SAP
·  Organising and maintaining logical filing systems
·  Creating and maintaining tables, schedules, guides and presentations
·  Booking travel and accommodation
·  Undertaking all administrative tasks

 

 What would success look like…

·  Excellent communication skills
·  Excellent attention to detail
·  Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise and re-prioritise
·  Eager and quick to learn
·  Systematic logical mindset
·  Proactive in finding efficiencies, able to problem-solve, in order to best support the team
·  Experience in a legal function

 

Your application will stand out if you have…

·  Prior experience with Blueprint Oneworld/Diligent Entities Company Secretarial Software or similar Company Secretarial software
·  Prior experience working with SAP

 

More than a job, it’s an experience.

 

We aim to provide a valuable recruitment process, allowing you to gain exposure to some key decision makers and influencing individuals.

 

1 st Stage – Initial screening call with the Richemont Talent Team

 

2 nd Stage – Face to face meeting with the Hiring Manager and fellow team member. This will include a practical test.

 

3 rd Stage – Final interview with the HR Business Partner

               

                               

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