Legal , Corporate/Fiduciary Services , Administration/Secretarial
Location: Limassol
Reference: 6266
Date Posted: 13/12/2022
Corporate & Legal Support Officer
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CareerFinders, on behalf of our client, an International Group of Companies with diverse business interests, we are seeking to recruit a Corporate & Legal Support Officer to join their growing team based in Limassol. The successful applicant will provide crucial support to a busy and growing Legal Department and possess excellent administration and organisational skills. You will possess a minimum of 2+ years of previous experience working as a Legal and/or Corporate Administrator ideally within a Law Firm, Corporate Services provider or any other relevant Professional Services firm. Fluency in both written and verbal English & Greek is essential. The position will require periodic travelling to Luxembourg.
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Key Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Coordinating account openings with international banks (collecting and completing the relevant forms, collecting signatures, dispatching to the banks, liaising with the banks).
  • Supporting KYC management: making sure KYC files are at all times up-to-date; arranging for certified copies, legalisation and apostil; liaising with banks and external service providers and internally for updates, as needed; acting as the supporting point for AML requests and KYC processes with banks and external service providers).
  • Providing administrative support to the Legal Team, based in Luxembourg and Cyprus, and assisting them in the performance of the group’s companies’ legal duties and responsibilities, following up on legal & other company records/documentation and keeping legal files up to date.
  • Helping in organising the companies’ record keeping in accordance with record keeping policy (in a manner that the appropriate persons have access to the correct documents and information without intervention by Legal team); organising and maintaining all core legal documents; document cross-checking, making document amendments and document imaging/scanning, ensuring proper record keeping of corporate legal files (incl. Luxembourg and Cyprus) and liaising with external corporate administrators as needed in various jurisdictions, including Cyprus, Cayman Islands and the UK.
  • Supporting the Legal Team for collection of signatures on various documents; tracking and tracing documents (legalisation, apostille, review, signature verification, etc) and ensuring legal files and records are complete and up-to-date.
  • assisting the Legal Team by providing legal documents to the internal Finance Team (for example, for audit, book-keeping etc);
  • Arranging for board meetings and resolutions (incl. maintaining the schedule for meetings of the board; organizing and arranging board meetings, preparing convening notices; collecting and distributing the documents to the board; assisting in the recording of the minutes of meetings of the board proceedings; collecting signatures, record keeping; preparing extracts of minutes, where needed).
  • Prefilling investment subscription documents and preparing ad hoc board resolutions.
  • Assisting in drafting basic intercompany loan documentation.
  • Other ad hoc assignments.

 Key Skills/Experience:

  • A degree in Law or a Finance related subject will be considered an advantage.
  • Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience relevant to the role, ideally working for Law Firm, Corporate Services Provider, Bank or any other relevant Professional Services Firm.  
  • Strong organisational and planning skills, including excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work, understanding the importance of deadlines.
  • High attention to detail and problem solving skills.
  • Experience in project management is a plus.
  • Open-minded, willing to learn, team player with a hands-on personality but able to work under supervision as well as autonomously.
  • Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills; ability to present to internal and external parties.
  • A positive can-do attitude is essential.
  • Proficiency in MS Office.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Greek (German and/or French is considered an advantage).


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