Junior Lawyer- Corporate

LSEG is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and build jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in over 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG's ticker symbol is LSEG. **Our Team** The Company Secretarial Department CS is responsible for supporting the Boards of London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG plc") and its 300+ subsidiaries (the Group") and advising on corporate governance matters and companies' laws globally. The team owns the Group's Corporate Governance agenda ensuring Group companies meet good corporate Governance requirements set out in legislation and relevant mentorship Working with colleagues in Compliance, Finance, HR, Legal, Risk and Tax, the team ensures that the Group complies with local companies' laws and statutory filing requirements. The department proactively provides both operational day-to-day advice and guidance as well as leading the Implementation of corporate governance requirements to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements including requirements applicable to LSEG as a listed company, governance guidelines and the effective delivery of the Company Secretarial Department agenda. Main Partner groups include: Chairs, Non - Executive Directors, Executive Directors, Compliance, Finance, Internal Audit, HR, Legal, Risk and Tax. The Company Secretarial team is a close -knit team made up of 22 members located in UK, Ireland, China, France, India, Malaysia, Romania, Sri Lanka and US. **The Role** Reporting to the Senior Manager in the CS division (based in Bucharest) this role will be involved working as a practicing Company Secretary within the Americas region. This role will contribute to the LSEG Company Secretary Team's mandate to ensure that the implementation of corporate governance requirements is met, and that appropriate legal and statutory compliance is maintained for the Group through the provision of extensive Board, Governance and Administrative support to a portfolio of the Group's subsidiaries and colleagues within the Company Secretariat team. It will also play a meaningful role in supporting the function's roll-out of the global control framework and assurance activities. This position would be ideal for a committed and dedicated Company Secretary and/or Lawyer who is looking for a challenging role early in their career within a driven and friendly team environment. **Key Responsibilities** - Providing an efficient and effective company secretarial and administrative service for key subsidiaries in the Americas region including scheduling meetings, drafting agendas, preparing board packs, taking minutes at meetings and following up on actions. - Assisting in statutory administration of subsidiaries in Americas region including maintaining statutory records, responsibility for appropriate filings with local registries and updating the Group's Entities Management database (GEMs) with any changes. - Assisting the year end statutory accounts process for subsidiaries located in Americas region including the review of subsidiary accounts and financial documentation as required throughout the year, as applicable. - Supporting on Group Wide initiatives and projects: tax re org, assurance programmes, integration, and entity rationalisation programmes. - Record keeping and responding to legal, regulatory and other external information requests, second line reviews and internal audits. - Taking care of correspondence, collating information, and writing reports/board papers; ensuring decision made are agreed with and communicated to the relevant company collaborators. - Collaborating closely with external advisers e.g., lawyers and auditors. Experience and Skills - Strong phenomenal teammate who is able to provide support to the team. - Calm and self - assured. - Excellent interpersonal skills. - Ability to understand sophisticated issues outside their experience and expertise and facilitate resolution across multiple functions/leading across boundaries. - Autonomous. Able to handle projects independently without much supervision. - Able to work well with other departments and