Ur specialist secretarial company Goodbody Secretarial Limited Department.
Goodbody Secretarial Limited, delivers expert company secretarial and compliance services to A&L Goodbody. Our team comprises highly qualified professionals, including solicitors, chartered secretaries, and experienced company secretarial assistants, committed to providing reliable and tailored support.
Key Responsibilities
* Management of the firm's registered office mail forwarding facility, including:
* Scanning and emailing correspondence to clients, and sending hard copies when requested.
* Dealing with clients requests
* Organise post by client
* Regularly sending out correspondence to clients who request it
* Reviewing what is on site, communicating with clients regarding documents before shredding.
* Registered office-only billing
* Seals organisation and management with annual or bi-annual checks
* Updating GSL lists
* Client onboarding and matter closures, in line with internal procedures
* Updates to departmental internal page/ Sharepoint
* Archiving
* Providing efficient administrative support to the team, including:
* Updating statutory registers and supporting the team in ensuring the company secretarial database (Diligent) is up to date.
* Updating Registers of Beneficial Ownership.
* Reviewing and managing WIP/debtors.
* Arranging notarisation and apostilling of documents.
* Monitoring the Companies Registration Office (CRO) CORE account, ensuring rejections are communicated to the team and assisting with rectifications.
* General administrative support
* Fast and accurate data input.
* Diary management using Microsoft Outlook.
* Updating the document management system and maintaining accurate soft and hard copy filing.
* Assisting the team with ad-hoc administrative and project requirements.
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
* Strong written and verbal communication
* Excellent organisational and time-management skills
* Attention to detail and accuracy
* Ability to multitask and prioritise
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
* Familiarity with office equipment (printers, scanners, etc.)
* Discretion and confidentiality
* A fluent command of the English language.
Benefits
* A competitive remuneration package
* Pension
* Health insurance contribution
* Wellbeing contribution
* Life assurance
* Subsidised gym
* Restaurant and coffee shop
* Hybrid working policy
The Firm
A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 120 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 2024. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.
A sample of other recent notable awards include:
* Awarded the prestigious Company of the Year award at the National Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2025 hosted by the Irish Centre for Diversity
* Recognised by Mergermarket as the #1 M&A legal advisor in Ireland by deal volume for 2024
* Winner of the Best Client Service Award by the Lawyer European Awards
* Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
* Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
* Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
* 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
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.
Accessibility
If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us and we will work with you to ensure the best possible candidate experience.
We value a diverse and inclusive workforce and are an equal opportunities employer.