Company Secretarial Trainee - Training Contract

We have an exciting opportunity for a trainee company secretary looking to commence their career in top tier law firm. As a trainee company secretary, you will work within the Corporate department and we offer the successful candidate an exciting role in a high achieving department that comes with variety and responsibility.

You can expect to receive excellent training from a close team of experienced company secretaries in the application of company law and company secretarial practice from the moment you begin your career with us. We invest in your on-going development as a company secretary and as a trusted adviser because we know how important it is to reach your full potential.

Requirements

• The successful candidate must have or is on target to achieve a 2.1 honours degree.
• A fluent command of the English language.
• A view to completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Corporate Governance that also leads to qualification as an Associate of The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly ICSA).
• Starting salary with ALG is competitive.
• ALG support paying fees connection with the Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Corporate Governance.
• Paid study leave is also provided.

The Firm

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with six international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York, San Francisco, and Palo Alto. There are currently 116 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base.

 ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2023. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.

A sample of other recent notable awards include:

• Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
• Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
• One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
• Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
• Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
• Ireland's top 25 best places to work by LinkedIn's Top Companies list for 2022
• Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2023 by GradIreland (for 12 consecutive years)

ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.