Senior Legal Secretary/Executive Partner

About Kerry

About the role

Key responsibilities

Executive & Leadership Support

• Proactively manage the Group General Counsel’s time, priorities, and focus


• Prepare high-quality briefs, papers, and presentations


• Ensure meetings are structured, purposeful, and follow through on outcomes


• Anticipate challenges and remove blockers before they arise


• Provide support to the legal senior leadership team who are based in Naas

Legal & Governance Administration

• Maintain legal documentation with a high level of accuracy and control


• Coordinate contract workflows, approvals, and execution processes


• Support governance activities, including board and committee materials


• Act as a dependable operational support across legal processes

Intellectual Property (IP) Operations & Formalities

• Manage end-to-end preparation and execution of IP legal documents including:
  
  
  
  • Powers of Attorney (POAs) 
  
  
  • Assignment agreements 
  
  
  • Declarations of Use and supporting filings 
  
  
  
  


• Ensure all documentation is accurate, compliant, and correctly executed


• Coordinate document execution across multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders


• Maintain structured, auditable records of all IP documentation


• Manage legalisation processes including notarisation, apostille, and consular requirements


• Partner with external notaries, agents, and global legalisation providers 


• Track timelines and proactively flag risks to avoid delays

Business Partnering & Operational Support 

• Act as a connector across Legal and the wider business


• Bring structure and clarity to competing priorities


• Support planning, coordination, and delivery of key functional activities


• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve processes

Workflow & Delivery

• Track actions, commitments, and deadlines with discipline


• Ensure consistent follow-through—nothing gets missed or delayed


• Bring order to ambiguity without overcomplicating solutions


• Leverage AI and digital tools to improve efficiency and automation

Stakeholder & Relationship Management 

• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders


• Collaborate effectively across the legal team and EA community


• Operate with confidence internally and externally

Experience & Capability

• Significant experience supporting senior leaders in legal, corporate, or executive environments


• Strong background in legal administration and document management


• Proven ability to manage complexity, pressure, and competing priorities


• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills


• High levels of discretion, judgement, and integrity


• Knowledge of international legalisation and documentation processes


• Good powerpoint skills and openness to leverage AI 

Personal Attributes

• Experienced and composed – bringing calm, confidence, and perspective


• Practical and outcome-focused – prioritising value over process


• Adaptable – willing to step in wherever needed


• Proactive – anticipating needs and acting decisively


• Growth-minded – continuously improving ways of working

Why join us?

This is a unique opportunity to operate at the heart of a growing global legal function, partnering closely with senior leadership and playing a key role in how the function delivers impact across Kerry’s business.