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Senior Legal Officer

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

5 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Legal and Regulatory

Job Summary

Supporting the Bank by handling legal functions that overall ensure compliance and nsupport banking operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Issuance of instructions to the panel of legal service providers in matters relating to perfection of securities.
• Maintaining a live report for all conveyance matters that is shared to the relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Handling legal queries from the branch network as and when required.
• Ensuring that the Bank’s lease Agreements are registered. This involves review of drafts, payment of legal fees and safe storage of the registered documents in consultation with Head of Admin and Facilities
• Negotiating on legal fees as and when required.
• Issuance of legal opinions and legal advice to branches and other departments.
• Conducting training of staff on requested legal matters and as per the Rafiki training calendar
• Handling the verification of documentation such as affidavits and those pertaining to succession.
• Review of contractual documents and drafts.
• Assisting in preparation for board meetings.
• Files, stamp and seal safe keeping and ensuring legal reports and records are well updated at all times.
• Any other official duty assigned from time to time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law
• Post Graduate Law Diploma and Admission to the Bar as an Advocate
• 5 years’ experience post admission

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• Issuance of instructions to the panel of legal service providers in matters relating to perfection of securities.
• Maintaining a live report for all conveyance matters that is shared to the relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Handling legal queries from the branch network as and when required.
• Ensuring that the Bank’s lease Agreements are registered. This involves review of drafts, payment of legal fees and safe storage of the registered documents in consultation with Head of Admin and Facilities
• Negotiating on legal fees as and when required.
• Issuance of legal opinions and legal advice to branches and other departments.
• Conducting training of staff on requested legal matters and as per the Rafiki training calendar
• Handling the verification of documentation such as affidavits and those pertaining to succession.
• Review of contractual documents and drafts.
• Assisting in preparation for board meetings.
• Files, stamp and seal safe keeping and ensuring legal reports and records are well updated at all times.
• Any other official duty assigned from time to time

• Bachelor’s degree in law
• Post Graduate Law Diploma and Admission to the Bar as an Advocate
• 5 years’ experience post admission