Job Title: Legal Assistant
Salary: Competitive plus benefits
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Walsall
South Staffordshire Plc is excited to welcome a Legal Assistant to our growing in-house legal team! You’ll work alongside our Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, contributing to compliance, governance, and impactful legal projects. Join us to grow your career in a collaborative and supportive environment. Apply now and be part of our success story!

ABOUT US:

The South Staffordshire Plc Group is a highly respected integrated services group of businesses. It operates two regulated water companies, South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, that together serve 1.6 million customers in the UK. Additionally, our group comprises a range of complementary non-regulated businesses within our SSI Services and Echo divisions, serving the water and adjacent sectors. With approaching 3000 employees working together, joining us means more than just starting a new role – it’s an opportunity to grow a fulfilling career within a collaborative and innovative environment.

THE ROLE:

With our in-house legal team growing, we’ve got a brand new role to join us as a Legal Assistant working alongside the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in a small but highly influential team to help drive compliance and governance across our regulated and non-regulated businesses.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Assist with Board and Committee services, ensuring smooth operations.
• Ensure statutory compliance by timely submission of filings.
• Process and file data protection renewals and other licenses for Group companies.
• Manage file systems, both electronic and paper, maintaining documents accurately.
• Handle file opening and closing procedures, ensuring compliance.
• Maintain various group databases including contracts, intellectual property, and property.
• Manage corporate inboxes efficiently.
• Oversee engagement and invoicing process for external legal and professional advisors.
• Maintain precedents, policies, and procedures.
• Prepare reports and presentations as needed.
• Monitor compliance against the Legal Services Compliance Handbook.
• Conduct research and assist with ad hoc projects.