Work Experience Placements
Oakwood Corporate Services
Location
Altrincham, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
We are offering summer work experience placements to second or third year university students interested in a career in the company secretarial and governance profession. Placements are usually of around three weeks' duration and are typically undertaken as a precursor to our graduate training scheme.
Placements offer the opportunity to work with our small and friendly expert team, made up of experienced company secretaries, corporate lawyers and administrators. Through a combination of formal introductory training sessions and practical experience of client matters, our placements offer real insight into a company secretarial career with Oakwood, and the unparalleled training and long-term career development opportunities that this brings.
A typical work experience placement would involve:
- Assisting with company secretarial compliance matters for clients, working with both our Company Secretarial Advisor and Administration teams
- Practical experience of Diligent Entities company secretarial software
- Introduction to technical compliance matters, such as company formations and ongoing requirements under the Companies Act 2006
- Providing support to our Administration team on all matters, including maintenance of clients' company secretarial records
- Opportunity to meet and network with company secretarial and legal professionals at all levels
Skills required:
- Demonstrable interest in a company secretarial / governance career
- First rate academic, technical and administrative skills
- Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Attention to detail and a methodical approach to all tasks
- Positive, can-do, friendly attitude and flexible approach
Location: Altrincham, near Manchester
Payment terms: Competitive hourly rate
If the above interests you, please send your CV, together with a covering e-mail explaining your reasons for applying and the dates that you are available, to Muriel Thorne
[email protected] and Lauren Cavanagh
[email protected]
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