Job Description
Company Secretary Trainee
We are really delighted to be recruiting our second cohort of Company Secretary trainees after 8 very successful cohorts of Flex Trainees and Flex Apprentices qualifying as lawyers. Our first ever Co Sec trainees started in October 2024 at five house-hold-name companies, including The Crown Estate and Diageo.
We are looking for academically strong candidates from diverse socioeconomic background who are open to qualifying as Company Secretary through the in-house route. We are looking for trainees for our Autumn Cohort - starting in October 2025. You would be employed by Flex for 24 months and seconded out to an in-house Co-sec team in a corporate company. We have some AMAZING clients who are keen to help you progress your career.
Before you start, you will come and do a stint at Flex Legal on our 3 week Readiness Programme, after which we second you to our clients to complete your Co-Sec training. This is a 3 week training course on soft skills alongside some basic company secretary training. You will also have the chance to attend some legal sessions shared with our SQE trainees and to network with your future cohort.
While seconded to a client, you will work 4.5 days a week with half a day off to study. You will study Part One of the Chartered Governance Institute's Qualif...