Associate – Corporate Governance, Secretarial & Compliance (Semi-qualified Company Secretary)

Location: Chennai | Full time, in office

We are hiring a semi-qualified Company Secretary to join our Corporate Governance and Secretarial team. This is a hands-on role for someone who has cleared CS Executive (and ideally one or both groups of CS Professional) and wants to build a strong foundation in secretarial practice, corporate compliance and governance advisory within a corporate and IP focused law firm.

You will work directly with Company Secretaries and Partners on live client mandates across private companies, listed companies and start-ups. The work is real and varied, and you will be expected to own your tasks with limited supervision as you grow into the role.

What you will do

- Handle end-to-end secretarial compliance under the Companies Act, 2013, including board meetings, general meetings, minutes, resolutions and statutory registers.
- Prepare and review ROC filings and manage MCA V3 portal work, including annual filings, event-based filings and DIN/DSC related work.
- Support governance and compliance advisory for clients, including private companies, listed entities and foreign subsidiaries.
- Assist on SEBI (LODR) compliances, secretarial audit support, and FEMA and RBI filings where applicable.
- Draft notices, agendas, minutes, resolutions, disclosures and compliance checklists.




- Maintain compliance trackers and calendars accurately, and flag deadlines and gaps early.
- Coordinate with clients for information and documents, and prepare clean status updates for senior review.
- Support due diligence and secretarial record review during transactions.

Who we are looking for

- Semi-qualified Company Secretary. CS Executive cleared is essential. CS Professional (one or both groups) is a strong plus.
- Completed or currently doing CS management training / articleship in a company, secretarial firm or law firm.
- Sound working knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013, ROC procedures and the MCA portal.
- Good drafting skills and attention to detail, especially with minutes, resolutions and filings.
- Comfortable managing multiple compliances and deadlines.
- Explicit written and spoken communication, and the maturity to deal with clients professionally.
- Exposure to SEBI LODR, FEMA or secretarial audit is an advantage, not a must.

What you can expect from us

- Direct mentoring from experienced Company Secretaries and Partners.
- Exposure to a wide client base and genuine ownership early on.
- A clear growth path as you complete your CS qualification.

If this fits where you are in your career, send your CV to [email protected] & [email protected] with the subject line "Associate – Corporate Governance & Secretarial". Referrals are welcome.

📌 Associate – Corporate Governance, Secretarial & Compliance (Chennai)
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