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Our ClientThe Law Society is a leading professional membership body with a long-established reputation for championing excellence, upholding high ethical standards, and influencing the future of its sector. Operating within a complex, high-profile environment, the organisation supports thousands of professionals across the UK and internationally.The RoleThe Governance Secretary will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth, efficient and compliant operation of the internal governance framework. Acting as a senior corporate administrator, the post holder will support the Head of Governance and oversee the delivery of high-quality governance services across the Council, Board, committees and key governance bodies.This is a highly collaborative position, requiring excellent attention to detail, strong organisational capability and confidence working with senior leaders and external stakeholders. The Governance Secretary will help maintain the integrity of the organisation’s constitutional framework and ensure governance processes run to the highest standards of professionalism, accuracy and transparency.Main Duties Provide senior level governance support to the Head of Governance across all organisational governance functionsManage resources across the governance team and team leaders to ensure efficient delivery of governance planning and committee processesOversee meeting scheduling, agenda planning, paper preparation and briefing coordination for the Council, Board, committees and other governance bodiesEnsure timely delivery of agendas and papers and maintain accurate minutes, records, decisions and follow-up actionsSupport compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code and internal governance regulationsAdminister processes for appointments, inductions and appraisals of Board members and individ