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“I am so proud of the Flex team for blazing a trail with our new social mobility initiative, helping aspiring company secretaries to qualify. These offerings reflect Flex’s DNA - creating opportunities for individuals in the legal sector at all stages.”

Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal's CEO

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Applications for Flex CoSec are now open!

Click the button below to find out more about the scheme and how you can become a Flex CoSec Trainee.

Why Flex Co-Sec

What is a Company Secretary?

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The role of the CoSec is on the rise. But what is a Company Secretary? Who can follow this career path? And how can you become one through Flex Legal?

A Company Secretary, or Governance Officer, plays a critical role in advising boards on corporate governance and managing administrative responsibilities, from preparing board meetings to overseeing HR. The role requires flexibility, strong communication, and the ability to manage various projects. Despite being less well-known, this route offers rapid career progression, exposure to senior leaders, and competitive salaries.

Flex Co-Sec provides you with an industry-leading way of breaking into this career path, by placing you within a co-sec team for a minimum of 18 months, access to complete Part 1 of the CGI examinations, and ongoing mentoring and support throughout the scheme.

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Benefits

What Flex CoSec Trainees receive:

  • Access to and full funding for Part 1 of the CGI Examinations.
  • A bespoke Readiness Programme before you start, to allow you to hit the ground running.
  • A Company Secretariat supervisor, who meets with Flex every month to review your progress.
  • Regular 1:1s with a mentor from Flex.
  • Exclusive access to industry networking events.
  • Other benefits including private health care, a cycle-to-work scheme, and nursery benefits.
Entry requirements

Who we're looking for

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We are incredibly keen to help as many aspiring company secretaries to break into the industry as we can, but we do still have minimum entry criteria. Here's a quick run-down:

  • You will need to satisfy our social mobility criteria. As part of your application, you will fill out an extensive questionnaire that will help us determine your diversity and social mobility circumstances. All of the questions are based on guidance provided by the UK's social mobility commission. To qualify for the scheme, you will need to meet at least two criteria that class you as a 'socially mobile' individual.
  • You will need a UK law, business or finance degree, or the LPC, to apply.
  • Those with valuable legal experience will stand out.
  • Lastly, you must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, Flex is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.