Business Resolutions & Legal Secretary Services
Business resolutions and legal secretary services
The corporate record is the first thing anyone asks for in a dispute, an audit or a sale — and the last thing most companies keep properly.
Legal secretary services cover the corporate record-keeping a company is expected to maintain: attending board meetings, drafting meeting minutes, preparing resolutions adopted without a meeting, and drafting voting proxies. Tresp Law, APC can serve virtually in this role for businesses anywhere.
Virtual service for board meetings
Need a legal secretary for your board meetings? Hire Tresp Law, APC to serve virtually as your legal secretary. Our firm will attend your board meeting virtually and take notes as to the topics discussed and decisions made in the meeting.
Meeting minutes
Need minutes for a board meeting? Tresp Law, APC can virtually attend your board meeting and procure the meeting minutes. Once we take notes from the meeting, we will analyze the topics discussed and decisions made and draft well-crafted meeting minutes that can be used as a record to show what was accomplished at the board meeting on that day.
Resolutions without meetings
Have the consent of all the necessary decision-makers? Have Tresp Law, APC draft a resolution without having a formal board or shareholder meeting. Instead of having a formal board or shareholder meeting, our firm can draft resolutions of the decisions already agreed upon that do not require a meeting to discuss. This document serves as a record of the business’s decisions.
Voting proxies
Does a board member or shareholder need a voting proxy? Have Tresp Law, APC draft the agreement necessary for this proxy. This agreement outlines who the proxy will be for the board member or shareholder, how they will vote, and for how long the proxy will last.
Management agreements
Management Agreements allow businesses to proactively manage employees, properties, and other assets in their business. The terms of this agreement include specific job tasks, duties, responsibilities, and other important factors for managing assets or people. These agreements are integral to the successful operation of any business.
What we can take off your plate
- Board meetings
- We attend virtually and take notes on the topics discussed and the decisions made
- Meeting minutes
- Drafted from those notes as a record of what was accomplished that day
- Resolutions without meetings
- Where the necessary decision-makers already agree, no meeting is needed — only the record of the decision
- Voting proxies
- Who the proxy is for, how they will vote, and for how long
- Management agreements
- Job tasks, duties and responsibilities for managing assets or people
- Delivery
- Virtual — we do not have to be in the room
Meeting or written resolution — which do you need?
| Board or shareholder meeting | Resolution without a meeting | |
|---|---|---|
| When it fits | The decision still needs to be discussed | The necessary decision-makers already consent |
| What we do | Attend virtually, take notes, draft the minutes | Draft the resolution recording the decision already agreed upon |
| Resulting record | Meeting minutes | A signed written resolution |
| What the record shows | The topics discussed and the decisions made | The decision and who consented to it |
Contact us today
The possible future of your business is no small matter to us. We take the time to meet with you personally either in-person or through video conference technologies such as FaceTime, Duo, Skype, or Zoom. Tresp Law, APC’s advanced cloud-computing real-time collaboration technologies enable us to assist you remotely from our offices in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Mission Brewery Plaza in San Diego, and Kemmerer, Wyoming. If you need a proactive, knowledgeable, and effective Business Planning lawyer, call us today: (858) 248-2779 or contact us online to schedule a initial consultation.
Common questions
Frequently asked
What does a legal secretary do for a board meeting?
Attends the meeting — in our case virtually — and takes notes as to the topics discussed and the decisions made. Those notes are then analyzed and turned into well-crafted meeting minutes that can be used as a record to show what was accomplished at the board meeting on that day.
Why do meeting minutes matter?
They are the company’s record of what its governing body actually decided. When a decision is later questioned by an owner, a buyer, a lender or a court, the minutes are the evidence. A company that cannot produce them is arguing from memory.
Can a board act without holding a meeting?
Where you have the consent of all the necessary decision-makers, yes — the decision can be recorded in a written resolution instead. Our firm can draft resolutions of the decisions already agreed upon that do not require a meeting to discuss. The document serves as the record of the business’s decisions.
What is a voting proxy?
An agreement that lets a board member or shareholder authorize someone else to vote for them. The document outlines who the proxy will be, how they will vote, and for how long the proxy will last.
What is a management agreement?
An agreement that allows businesses to proactively manage employees, properties and other assets. Its terms include specific job tasks, duties, responsibilities and other important factors for managing assets or people. These agreements are integral to the successful operation of any business.
This page is general legal information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. California trust and probate law is fact-specific and deadlines are unforgiving — please speak with a qualified attorney about your own circumstances.
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