Corporate Governance Lawyer

5 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Clifford Chance Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Corporate Governance Lawyer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Corporate Governance Lawyer to join our team at Clifford Chance. As a Corporate Governance Lawyer, you will play a key role in advising our clients on corporate governance matters, including listed company legal and regulatory compliance, market disclosure, and corporate governance best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Advise clients on corporate governance matters, including listed company legal and regulatory compliance, market disclosure, and corporate governance best practices.
  • Assist in the development of our listed company and corporate governance advisory practice.
  • Work closely with our Corporate Governance Director and Corporate partners to enhance the profile of our governance advisory work across the Corporate practice.
  • 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.
  • Develop further our relationships with key industry and regulatory bodies, such as the GC100, the Chartered Governance Institute, the FRC, and the FCA.
  • Support the production of bespoke legal and regulatory developments briefings/updates for key clients.
  • Assist with preparing quarterly board papers and presentation materials for board training sessions and NED onboarding training sessions.
  • Assist with our internal risk procedures relating to the review of client notices of AGM.
  • Track and analyse forthcoming listed company legal, regulatory, and corporate governance related developments and help prepare and send out the corporate governance weekly update to clients.
  • Track and analyse forthcoming UK and EU ESG developments, in order to help prepare a six-monthly Corporate ESG horizon scanner (UK and EU) and, potentially, a global ESG Guide.
  • Assist with providing internal expertise to fee earner and client queries on listed company legal, regulatory, and governance related matters, whilst promoting knowledge sharing by fee earners.
  • Provide input into our listed company and governance related templates.
  • Assist with the preparation and delivery of training programmes on public company issues, including AGM best practice and ongoing legal and regulatory obligations.

Requirements:

  • 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.
  • Excellent technical legal skills.
  • An outstanding academic history and be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills.
  • Strong communication and analytical skills along with a high level of commercial awareness.

What We Offer:

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to grow and develop your skills and knowledge. This will range from formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on-the-job learning.

Hybrid Working:

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.



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