CS Management Trainee

Job Overview

Chronicle Advisors LLP is offering a 21-month Company Secretary practical training opportunity for candidates who have passed all groups of the CS Professional Programme. The position is suitable for CS students looking to develop specialised experience in corporate law, secretarial practice, regulatory compliance, financial regulations and transaction advisory.

The training offers exposure to a broad range of assignments, including NBFC compliance, company secretarial matters, securities listing regulations, FEMA, due diligence, valuation, transaction advisory, POSH compliance, Legal Metrology, food and drug laws, GST, licensing, trademark and intellectual property rights (IPR).

Trainees can develop their practical understanding of regulatory requirements through research, documentation, compliance-related assignments, legal opinions and support for client advisory work.

Unlike a training role limited to routine corporate filings, this opportunity covers multiple areas of professional practice. It is particularly relevant for candidates interested in building a career in corporate governance, regulatory advisory, financial-sector compliance, securities laws, corporate restructuring and specialised legal compliance.

About Chronicle Advisors LLP

Chronicle Advisors LLP is a professional consultancy firm based in Gurugram, providing services across corporate law, secretarial matters, corporate restructuring, FEMA, taxation, securities-market compliance, intellectual property, valuation advisory and transaction-related assignments.

We work in corporate secretarial services, company incorporation, fundraising, compliance management, statutory records, ROC filings, regulatory approvals and representations before authorities such as the ROC, Regional Director, MCA, NCLT and NCLAT. Its published service portfolio also includes NBFC registration and regulatory advisory, GST services, intellectual property and mergers and acquisitions.

For a CS trainee, this combination can provide exposure to both routine statutory compliance and specialised advisory assignments involving regulatory interpretation, transaction documentation and corporate governance.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Corporate Secretarial & Company Law Compliance

• Assist with corporate secretarial assignments for listed and unlisted companies.

• Support statutory compliance under the Companies Act and related rules.

• Assist with ROC/MCA filings, statutory records and corporate documentation.

• Prepare and organise resolutions, compliance documents and other secretarial records as assigned.

• Research applicable company-law provisions and regulatory requirements.

• Support compliance calendars and monitoring of filing deadlines.

• Assist with company incorporation, corporate changes and related compliance work.

• Help prepare client-ready compliance reports and supporting documentation.

• 2. NBFC & RBI Regulatory Compliance

• Assist with regulatory and secretarial assignments relating to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs).

• Research applicable RBI requirements and regulatory directions.

• Support preparation of NBFC compliance documentation.

• Assist with NBFC registration-related documentation and licensing requirements where applicable.

• Help prepare and maintain corporate records and compliance documents for financial-sector clients.

• Assist with research on NBFC governance, regulatory compliance and operational requirements.

• Support senior professionals in preparing advisory documents and regulatory submissions.

• Chronicle Advisors’ published NBFC services include RBI compliance and secretarial support, documentation, annual compliance, registration-related assistance and matters involving NBFC mergers or takeovers.

• 3. Securities Laws & Listing Compliance

• Assist with assignments relating to securities-market regulations and listing requirements.

• Conduct research on applicable SEBI regulations and listing-related compliance.

• Support preparation and verification of documents for securities and corporate transactions.

• Assist with maintaining compliance records and statutory documentation.

• Help prepare working papers, research notes and client reports.

• Support due diligence and regulatory review relating to listed-company matters.

• 4. FEMA & Foreign Exchange Compliance

• Assist with FEMA-related regulatory and compliance assignments.

• Research foreign investment and foreign exchange requirements.

• Support preparation and review of documents relating to cross-border transactions.

• Help maintain records required for applicable regulatory filings.

• Assist senior professionals with research on foreign investment, reporting and related compliance requirements.

• Support documentation and analysis for clients with international business or investment activities.

• 5. Due Diligence, Valuation & Transaction Advisory

• Assist in collecting and reviewing documents for due diligence assignments.

• Organise corporate, financial and compliance information for transaction reviews.

• Identify documentation gaps and compliance-related observations for further review.

• Support valuation and transaction advisory assignments with research and documentation.

• Assist with financial and corporate information gathering for mergers, acquisitions and restructuring matters.

• Prepare working papers, reports and supporting schedules.

• Conduct industry and regulatory research for advisory assignments.

• Chronicle Advisors publicly lists valuations, transaction advisory, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructuring among its services.

• 6. POSH & Workplace Compliance

• Assist with research and documentation relating to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) framework.

• Support preparation of compliance documents and related records.

• Research applicable workplace-compliance requirements.

• Assist with compiling information for client assignments and advisory reports.

• Support training-related documentation and compliance coordination where required.

• Our professional profile identifies POSH consultancy and workplace-compliance training among its areas of expertise.

• 7. Legal Metrology, Food & Drug Laws

• Research applicable Legal Metrology requirements.

• Assist with regulatory documentation and licensing-related assignments.

• Support research on food-sector and drug-related legal requirements.

• Help identify the relevant compliance and documentation requirements for assigned client matters.

• Assist in preparing research notes, checklists and supporting reports.

• Coordinate information required for specialised regulatory-compliance assignments.

• 8. GST, Licensing, Trademark & Intellectual Property

• Assist with GST-related research and compliance assignments.

• Support the preparation and organisation of licensing documentation.

• Conduct preliminary research on trademark registration and intellectual property matters.

• Assist in gathering information for trademark and IPR-related assignments.

• Help maintain client documentation and filing records.

• Research regulatory requirements and prepare summaries for review by senior professionals.

• 9. Legal Opinions & Research-Based Assignments

• Conduct legal and regulatory research on assigned subjects.

• Research relevant legislation, rules, regulations and regulatory directions.

• Assist in preparing draft legal opinions and research notes for review.

• Summarise regulatory developments and their potential implications for clients.

• Prepare structured reports and supporting documentation.

• Assist senior professionals in analysing compliance issues and documenting recommendations.

• Help produce clear, well-organised client deliverables.

• Chronicle Advisors publicly lists valuations, transaction advisory, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructuring among its services.

Qualifications & Eligibility

• ICSI Professional Programme passed – all groups.
• Interested in completing or undertaking the 21-month Company Secretary practical training.
• Strong interest in corporate secretarial practice, corporate law, regulatory compliance and transaction advisory.
• Ability to conduct legal and regulatory research.
• Good written communication and documentation skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Willingness to work across multiple compliance and advisory areas.
• Ability to organise records, prepare working documents and meet assignment deadlines.
• Professional approach to handling client information and coordinating with team members.

Qualification note: The supplied vacancy brief specifies “Professional Pass (all groups).” This descript