Sarah Cleary is Manager of Goodbody Secretarial Limited (GSL), the company secretarial department of A&L Goodbody. Sarah has held this position since joining the firm in early 1991 and is responsible for the overall running of the department.
GSL deals with major domestic and international clients on a daily basis and ensures that their companies are fully compliant with the various regulations governing Irish incorporated companies. Given the more onerous legislation introduced in recent years, more companies are now outsourcing their company secretarial function as they become aware of their more stringent corporate responsibilities and the consequences of non compliance. As a result, GSL has grown from three people in 1991 to the current 19 staff. This includes 15 company secretarial administrators, each of whom have responsibility for a large portfolio of companies.
Sarah works closely with colleagues from the Corporate and other departments within the firm, providing assistance on company secretarial and corporate compliance matters and is involved in a wide range of transactional work. She also works closely with the Human Resources department in relation to the recruitment of staff.