Legal Secretarial Services
Legal Secretarial Services play a crucial role in ensuring seamless business operations by handling both administrative and statutory responsibilities. These services go beyond basic documentation and correspondence, encompassing compliance with legal norms that form the foundation of any company.
Scope of Legal Secretarial Services
Legal secretarial professionals assist businesses with a wide range of tasks, including:
- Drafting and Typing – Preparing legal documents, contracts, and reports.
- Data Management – Organizing and maintaining important records.
- Legal Compliance – Ensuring adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Client Coordination – Following up with clients and managing appointments.
- Attorney Support – Booking and scheduling meetings for legal professionals.
Important Company Law and Secretarial Services
Company Law and Secretarial Services ensure legal compliance and corporate governance for businesses operating in India and abroad. These services cover various aspects, including company formation, regulatory compliance, intellectual property rights, and SEBI regulations.
1. General Company Law & Secretarial Services
- Consulting on Corporate Laws – FEMA, SEBI, Labour Laws, and related regulations.
- Company & LLP Formation – Incorporation of LLPs and companies in India and abroad.
- Secretarial Compliance Audit – Ensuring adherence to SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
- Legal Support for Corporate Restructuring – Mergers, joint ventures, IPOs, ESOPs, FPOs, and acquisitions.
- Due Diligence Services – Compliance checks and risk assessments.
- Intellectual Property (IPR) Services – Trademark registration, royalty agreements, and enforcement.
2. Compliance Under the Companies Act, 2013
- Company Registration & Alterations – Name change, object modification, conversion of Pvt. Ltd. to Public Ltd. and vice versa.
- Foreign Company Registration – Setting up Branch Offices, Liaison Offices, or Project Offices.
- Transformation & Closure Assistance – Conversion of LLP/Partnership into a Company, company winding-up procedures.
- Regulatory Filings & Certifications – Liaison with ROC, Regional Director, and Company Law Board.
- Corporate Documentation – Drafting notices, minutes, agendas, and resolutions for board and shareholder meetings.
- Maintenance of Statutory Registers – Register of Members, Directors, Charges, Transfers, etc.
- Demerger, Merger & Acquisition Compliance – Legal support for restructuring, takeovers, and amalgamations.
3. Compliance Under SEBI Regulations
- Filing under SEBI Takeover Code – SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations.
- IPO & Capital Market Advisory – Guidance on ICDR Regulations, preferential allotment, delisting, QIP, public issues.
- Insider Trading Compliance – SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992.
- Stock Exchange Delisting – Under SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009.
- Regulatory Certifications – Assistance in obtaining certifications from NSE, SEBI, BSE.
4. Compliance Under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015
- Listing Obligation & Disclosure Advisory – Ensuring compliance with LODR regulations.
- Legal Advisory on Regulatory Applicability – Guidance on applicable SEBI norms for listed companies.
5. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Compliance
- Patent, Trademark & Copyright Filings – Assistance in registration, documentation, and licensing.
- IPR Transfer & Licensing Agreements – Legal support for assignments and licensing of trademarks and patents.
Advantages of Availing Legal Secretarial Services from a Competent CA/CS Consulting Firm
- Broad exposure to issues related to corporate laws and taxation & accounting across various sectors.
- Refined know-how to deal with Indian and MNCs & offer them corporate advisory services and national & international jurisdictions.
- Team of professionals who are well-versed in corporate & commercial regulations like exchange control regulations, intellectual property rights law, SEBI regulations, etc.
- Approach to international methodologies and subject competence along with expertise in multiple areas and nationwide availability.
- Huge experience in managing complicated legal and secretarial issues.