Legal Officer

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Apex Corporate & Advisory Services Limited is looking for a Corporate Services Officer to work within the Malta corporate solutions team. The primary focus of the role will be that of drafting corporate documentation for regulated and non-regulated entities, general compliance of the corporate entity with the relevant legislation and regulations and other related tasks.

Job Specification

The selected candidate will have the following responsibilities:

Dealing directly with clients, regulators in different jurisdictions, and other service providers of clients

Having a legal background and/or corporate experience, one of the primary responsibilities is the timely and accurate drafting of corporate documents

Ensuring general compliance with applicable legislation and regulation of clients

Drafting of registers, resolutions, notifications to investors and regulators, organising client meetings, attending and minuting of client meetings, amongst others;

Assisting other departments with client related queries, etc.

Adopt a regionalised approach to core responsibilities to ensure group values of collaboration and high-quality client services are demonstrated in the documentation drafting process

Compliance with procedures and template documentation where applicable in conjunction with the relevant department including compliance

Provide support and assistance to the more senior team members in the Malta as deemed required by the manager of the department or head of corporate solutions

Assisting the compliance team with the collation of KYC documentation as required

Maintenance of the client folder both in soft and hard copy, where applicable

Other ad-hoc responsibilities as they may arise

Skills Required

Candidates should have:

2 years’ experience in a corporate environment, preferably in a similar role

Law Degree or Diploma or equivalent qualification

Be self-motivated with a structured and determined approach to work

High degree of communication skills, verbal and written with the ability to communicate externally and internally at all levels

Good attention to detail

Maltese speaking

Ability to work with multi-cultural teams

Computer literate

What you will get in return

A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business

Working with a strong and dynamic team

Training and development opportunities

Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction and to working with senior management directly.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.