Lawyer/Company Secretarial Support in Sydney

Confidant Partners is a professional services firm that excels in providing market-leading outsourced company secretarial, corporate legal (including outsourced GC), governance and Board advisory services for VC, pre-IPO and ASX listed entities. Founded in late 2023, we have doubled in size year on year and are looking for the next generation of talent to grow our firm.

This role supports our professional services team, led by our principals, senior lawyers and senior governance experts. You will report to our Principal & Chief Learning Officer.

What you will do:

• Assist our senior lawyers and governance experts to deliver corporate legal, company secretarial and governance services across a portfolio of VC-backed, pre-IPO and ASX listed clients.
• Assist with researching and preparing advice on general corporate legal and governance matters raised by our clients.
• Support the management of corporate transactions including capital raises, M&A and shareholder meetings, from due diligence through to completion.
• Assist with drafting and reviewing corporate, transactional and ASX documentation, along with precedents and templates.
• Support the company secretarial team across board and committee meetings — including preparing agendas, board packs, minutes and action items.
• Prepare and lodge ASIC and ASX forms and correspondence accurately and on time across the client base.
• Maintain statutory registers and records, and assist with company incorporations, deregistrations and business name management.
• Maintain client and internal files to a high standard and help keep matters moving to deadline.
• Engage with clients, founders, boards, senior management and external advisers under the guidance of senior staff.
• Contribute to internal precedents, templates and process improvement across our legal and CoSec workstreams.

What you need to bring:

• 1-2 years post-qualification experience in corporate or commercial law (any in-house corporate, company secretarial or professional services experience is a plus).
• Admitted to practice in Australia.
• An interest in combining corporate legal work with company secretarial and governance practice.
• A working understanding of, or genuine interest in developing knowledge of, the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and corporate governance fundamentals.
• Strong drafting skills, precise attention to detail and a commitment to accurate work.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
• Solid Microsoft 365 skills — Copilot, Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint (experience with automations and flows a bonus; CAS360 experience desirable).
• An open mind about AI and how it's changing professional work.
• A commercial, practical approach and a willingness to learn.

Why this role:

• Our business model offers a unique opportunity for lawyers interested in a career path towards a General Counsel and/or Company Secretary to accelerate their development.
• From day one, you'll be doing real corporate legal and company secretarial work across a live client portfolio, with direct exposure to senior governance work.
• Our Principal & Chief Learning Officer runs a structured development program where you'll learn the full breadth of corporate legal and company secretarial work.
• We are market leaders in corporate legal and company secretarial services for pre-IPO and ASX listed entities.
• Exposure to a broad range of interesting corporate transactions and governance matters that often make their way to Boards and senior management.
• Early responsibility and direct client access to accelerate your development.
• A professional culture that takes the work seriously but keeps it light-hearted and celebrates our wins.
• Clear scope to grow your role as the firm and client base continues to scale.

Full-time in our Sydney CBD office, close to transport, cafes and restaurants.