Company Secretarial Traineeship 2026

At McCann FitzGerald, we are a group of committed and passionate people who together create the strength of our firm. We combine world-class legal thinking with a human approach, to create advantage and unlock potential for our clients.

We work collaboratively, bringing the best people and teams together to solve complex issues, seize opportunities, and create better outcomes for clients.

Our Company Secretarial Group assists companies and their directors with all aspects of company law administration and compliance, proving support, assistance and guidance to our clients on meeting their statutory compliance obligations and ensuring good corporate governance practices are implemented and maintained. We provide a comprehensive range of company secretarial services to clients from all the major industry sectors, from standalone indigenous companies and large multinational groups to investment companies.

We are currently recruiting for a number of Trainees to join the Company Secretarial Group. This is a full-time Traineeship position with exceptional career progression opportunities. The successful candidates will get to train and learn from a close team of experienced company secretaries, supported by and working alongside lawyers from the Corporate, Investment Management and Finance Groups

As a Company Secretary, the responsibilities will include:

• Managing a varied portfolio of clients in company secretarial and corporate governance matters
• Incorporating new companies
• Providing advice on company law and monitoring clients’ statutory obligations following incorporation
• Assisting clients with their ongoing compliance requirements, including annual return dates, preparation of financial statements, audit obligations and potential exemptions, beneficial ownership analysis and disclosure, etc.
• Documenting changes to company particulars (officers, share capital, etc) and making the appropriate filings
• Attending board and shareholder meetings and preparing minutes
• Maintaining of statutory books and records; completion of due diligence on entity records; and inputting and updating entity information onto electronic databases

The ideal candidates will have:

• 2.1 Honours Degree in Law, Business or a related subject
• A keen interest in Company Law
• Excellent numerical skills
• Good IT skills
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent critical thinking skills
• Strong organisational and time-management skills

Our Offer

• Competitive salary
• Education support for undertaking the Charted Secretary qualification
• Hybrid working options (over the course of the traineeship)
• Pension contributions
• Life assurance and income protection cover
• A great working environment
• A lively sports and social club

Applications

To apply for this role, please email careers@mccannfitzgerald.com with your CV and, for a confidential discussion or for more information, please contact Eimear Power (Recruitment Manager) on +353 1 607 12 92