Corporate Governance Professionals (Part-Time)

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

1/9/2025

Job Description

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Department purpose

At ‘Boards by A&O Shearman’ we provide board management and governance solutions to our global clients from Belfast and beyond. We are part of A&O Shearman's Global Advanced Delivery & Solutions team. As the legal industry’s innovator, A&O Shearman is constantly seeking new and better ways of meeting the needs of our clients and you, our people. By harnessing digital technology and alternative resourcing models, our Boards team enhances cost efficiency, quality, speed, transparency and data-driven decision-making for clients and other A&O Shearman offices across the globe. We have created a truly collaborative culture where talented individuals work together and can flourish and achieve great things.

Role purpose

Corporate Governance Professionals lead on the delivery of board management and governance support with a focus on board meeting attendance and minute-taking. This role would be suited to a professional who wants to work for a firm that values excellence and innovation in corporate governance.

This is a part-time position and we are open to discussing working patterns with candidates.

Key relationships

• Global Head of Boards
• Boards Senior Manager
• Global Head of Advanced Delivery & Solutions
• Boards and Advanced Delivery Legal teams in Belfast and Perth
• Partners, counsel and associates across A&O Shearman’s international network
  
  

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Deliver board management and governance solutions for a portfolio of international clients
• Attend board meetings (generally virtually)
• Draft meeting minutes and review work product of team members
• Lead internal and external client relationships
• Drive adoption of efficient ways of working through the intelligent use of technology and beyond
• At a more senior level you will also oversee a team of corporate governance and legal professionals
  
  

Key Requirements

• Strong academic background.
• At the senior level, Chartered Governance Institute (or international equivalent) qualification and, at the more junior level, Chartered Governance Institute (or international equivalent) membership (working towards a qualification); and/or a qualifying law / finance / governance degree.
• At the senior level, experience in a corporate governance / company secretarial role, ideally within a corporate, legal or regulatory environment.
• At the senior level, proven minute-taking experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and legal technology.
• A professional manner with high levels of commercial awareness, analytical skills and critical thinking.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong time management and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.