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“We are so excited to launch our Company Secretary scheme. As companies become more complex and regulation increases, we see the role of a company secretary becoming even more important and vital to a company’s success.”

Mary Bonsor, Founder

Flex Co-Sec

A flexible way to grow socially mobile talent

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Looking to enhance your governance team whilst shaping the career of future Company Secretaries?

Our CoSec Trainee scheme pairs your business with driven, diverse, socially mobile junior talent. You’ll gain invaluable support for your governance needs while providing the next generation with critical, hands-on experience.

Through listening to feedback from our clients, we know that Company Secretarial functions are growing due to an increase in regulation and compliance requirements. Considering that alongside the fact that many of today's CoSecs "fell" into the profession, we have built on our successful Flex Trainee scheme to create a new initiative attracting the best graduate talent into a career as a Company Secretary.

Get in touch to join forward-thinking organisations including Diageo in building a pipeline of invaluable future corporate governance talent.

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Finding socially mobile aspiring company secretaries

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Through a targeted social media strategy, strong relationships with university career departments and societies across the UK, and various social mobility legal charities, we work to find talented and deserving socially mobile aspiring company secretaries.

Flex Legal will work with you to understand your ideal candidate, and each applicant completes our rigorous assessment process, with the option to modify elements to suit your bespoke needs:

  • Application Form
  • Online Assessment
  • Interview with Flex Legal
  • Assessment Centre
  • Interview with new team
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Preparing for success

Flex Legal's Readiness Programme - speaker from Mishcon de Reya delivering a session on court room etiquette

All of our aspiring company secretaries start their Trainee journey by taking part in our intensive Readiness Programme which equips them with the network, practical skills, knowledge and acumen that they need to thrive in a professional environment.

The programme has guest Company Secretary speakers and allows your candidate to hit the ground running, armed with practical insight into:

  • What is the difference between an in-house legal team and company secretary team?
  • The role of the Company Secretary and opportunities for self development
  • How to take good Board minutes
  • How to communicate and how to have difficult conversations
  • The legal and regulatory responsibilities of a Company Secretary
WORK

Supporting Supervisors and Trainees

A full cohort of Flex Trainees are seen across a sofa in the Flex Legal office. They are as diverse as they are happy, and each bear a warming smile.

Flex Legal is dedicated to providing comprehensive support to both you and your trainee, ensuring that your trainee can achieve their full potential.

For Supervisors:

  • Each client has their own Account Manager at Flex Legal who will meet with you each month to review progress.
  • All Flex CoSec Trainees will complete Part 1 of the CGI examinations.
  • Throughout the scheme, Flex will provide monthly mentoring support, plus bi-monthly socials with other Flex CoSec clients.
  • Flex Legal will handle all employment matters, qualification requirements, education and exams, compliance, and on-going training sessions.
  • Once the placement has finished, you have the option to retain the candidate and move them to a permanent role within your CoSec team.