A qualified CS can either be employed by a company or can start his/her own practice. As per section 383A of the Companies Act 1956, it is mandatory for companies with a paid up share capital of Rs.5 crores or more to appoint a Company Secretary. A CS to start practice requires a Certificate of Practice (CoP) from ICSI (after having qualified as a CS).
- Corporate governance services
- Corporate secretarial services
- Secretarial/compliance audit and certification services
- Corporate laws advisory services
- Representation services
- Arbitration and conciliation services
- Financial markets services
- Public issue, listing and securities management
- Takeover code and insider trading
- Securities compliance and certification services
- Banking services
- Finance and accounting services
- Taxation services
- International trade and wto services
- Information technology
- Corporate communications and public relations
- Human resources management
With experience one can go up to heading a Legal and Secretarial Department of a firm and even rising to the post of Director, Managing Director or Chairman.