Reflecting the growing complexity of the Partnership and the Management Board’s remit, the firm has created a dedicated role to run the operational and governance spine of LLP membership and the day-to-day business of the Management Board.

The role is quasi-legal and administrative in nature, requiring a working understanding of corporate law, LLP structures and regulatory obligations, together with the maturity, judgement and discretion to handle highly confidential matters. It would suit a candidate looking to take the next step in their legal career in a practical, commercial and firm-facing environment.

The role counts towards Qualifying Work Experience for the SQE and an application to qualify as a solicitor.

Key Responsibilities

Management Board Secretariat

• Act as secretary to the Management Board, planning the annual calendar, setting agendas, coordinating pre-reads and ensuring appropriate governance workflow around each meeting.
• Draft minutes and action logs, own follow-up and closure of Board actions and ensure decisions are properly recorded, communicated and implemented.
• Manage the flow of confidential Board papers, ensuring appropriate distribution, version control and archiving.
• Manage adjacent partnership secretariat activity, including coordination with subsidiary entity boards, the Risk & Audit Committee and other governance forums as required.

Partnership Secretariat

• Coordinate the operational lifecycle of Partner joiners, movers and leavers, preparing precedent and bespoke documentation, coordinating with HR, Reward, Finance and Tax and managing the end-to-end sign-off process.
• Maintain the firm’s statutory records in respect of Members of the LLP and the wider corporate group, ensuring Companies House filings, LLP register updates and equivalent local filings are made accurately and on time.
• Support partnership-wide governance events, including partner elections, transparency reporting and equity round processes, and the firm’s Members’ meetings.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve databases, precedents and templates supporting the Partnership function, leveraging AI and other technologies to drive consistency, speed and quality.
• Office of the General Counsel: Broader Support
• Provide ad hoc support to the Deputy General Counsel and the wider Office of the General Counsel.
• Contribute to the firm’s governance projects and change initiatives, including work with the wider Legal & Risk team on policies, protocols and procedures.
• Build and maintain trusted working relationships across the firm with Partners, the Management Board, Business Services colleagues and external advisers and registrars.

Experience and Skills Required

• Educated to degree level, with experience as a paralegal or legal executive, typically 2+ years, or a comparable route into the legal profession.
• A working understanding of corporate law and LLP structures.
• Experience working in a regulated environment, such as a law firm, professional services firm, financial services organisation or comparable organisation, with a strong appreciation of how governance and compliance obligations work in practice.
• Excellent drafting skills, with the ability to produce concise, accurate and well-structured minutes, papers and correspondence for senior audiences.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding workload against firm and immovable deadlines, including Board cycles, statutory filings and Partner joiner and leaver dates.
• Sufficient maturity, judgement and credibility to be trusted with highly confidential and sensitive matters affecting Partners, the Management Board and the firm.
• Proactive and self-starting, with the confidence to identify issues early, propose solutions and drive them to conclusion.
• Comfortable with technology, including Microsoft Office, document and matter management systems and the growing use of AI tools in governance and secretariat work.
• Progression towards a formal governance or legal qualification is welcomed, whether the SQE, a Chartered Governance Institute qualification or equivalent.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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