Job Description

A rare opportunity has arisen to join one of the leading south west law firms as an Executive Board Secretary.


In this flexible and highly autonomous part time role you will work in a key support position to the company's Executive Board ensuring the effective organisation and coordination of meetings, management of actions, and facilitation of communications.

What you will do:

Organise, attend, minute take and ensure the smooth running of fortnightly and extraordinary in person Executive Board meetings Handle all Executive Board communications Prepare reports and presentations

Experience and skills you need:

Discretion and confidentiality Professional communicator able to effectively handle stake holder relationships Highly organised in relation to document, diary and deadline management Ability to work autonomously Excellent typing and IT skills including proficiency in various Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Planner, OneDrive)

The role offers an exceptional opportunity to work in a dynamic and ambitious firm with a clear vision for growth.

About us

Coodes LLP is one of the leading law firms in Cornwall and Devon and the longest established firm in the region. With over 170 staff across 8 offices we provide legal advice across the entire spectrum of business and personal needs, delivered by highly-experienced lawyers with a dedicated and skilled support team.


Coodes has built a reputation over the last decade of being one of the most forward thinking firms by regional, if not, national standards and a number of our departments and lawyers are recognised as the leaders in the region. The firm has held the Investors in People standard for over 20 years and is an Investors in People Silver.

Additional benefits include

Generous holiday entitlement Group pension plan Medical cash plan Life assurance Holiday trading Private medical insurance options Cycle to work Corporate Gym membership Discounted shopping platform

Location

It is a requirement of the role that you attend Board meetings in person, these will be predominantly in Coodes St Austell office. We adopt a hybrid working approach and other than meeting attendance, work can be completed remotely or in another of Coodes offices subject to agreement.

Hours

We are pleased to be able to offer flexibility with regard to working hours within the following parameters:

21 to 28 hours over three to five working days a week

Alternate Tuesdays there is a requirement to work 9am to 5pm in addition to quarterly attendance at all day (9am-5pm) business owner meetings.

DBS

A valid DBS certificate is required for this position.