DIB Bank Kenya Limited (DIBBKE), is a fully owned subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (AE) - a pioneering institution that has combined the best of traditional, Shariah values with technology and innovation that characterize the best of modern banking.

Job Purpose

Support the Bank by providing legal services, identifying and managing legal risk in Kenya, and liaising directly with the Bank’s business and support units as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Documentation & Transaction Support

• Draft and review bank-wide legal documentation, including securities and contracts.
• Conduct reviews of financing proposals from time to time and suggest the best possible legal structure and documentation for deal transactions.
• Liaise with and provide full support to external professionals on all legal documentation, including securities on behalf of the Bank.

Legal Advisory & Compliance

• Provide guidance to management and the Bank on the law, legal matters, rules, and regulations affecting the Bank, its projects, and operations.
• Ensure legal compliance across the Bank’s activities and operations.
• Monitor and follow up on Kenyan legislation and advise the Bank on the impact of existing and newly enacted legislation on the Bank’s overall activities.
• Provide bank-wide legal support and service.

Legal Department Policies & Controls

• Draft and implement the Legal Department’s policies, processes, and procedures.
• Regularly update management on the status of legal issues being handled.
• Properly liaise toward delivering regular legal controls.

Litigation, External Lawyers & Recoveries

• Liaise as required with external lawyers and assist in the preparation of required pleadings.
• Regularly update the litigation report.
• Support debt recovery and collections processes relating to non-performing facilities.

Job Specification

Education

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Post-graduate Diploma in Law.
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya.
• Master’s degree is an advantage.

Training & Skills

• Excellent legal drafting skills.
• Strong command of English in writing, speaking, and listening.
• Analytical skills.
• Leadership skills.

Work Experience

• 5–6 years’ relevant experience in a banking environment or a busy corporate/commercial practice.

Competencies

• Knowledge of banking practice and theory.
• Excellent written and oral communication and effective interpersonal skills.
• Team leadership and ability to motivate staff and facilitate work.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and Swahili.
• Knowledge of financial and commercial laws and regulations governing the banking industry.
• Litigation skills.
• Preventive lawyering skills and proactive management of legal risk.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to take major legal decisions and conduct legal negotiations for and on behalf of the Bank.

• Draft and review bank-wide legal documentation, including securities and contracts.
• Conduct reviews of financing proposals from time to time and suggest the best possible legal structure and documentation for deal transactions.
• Liaise with and provide full support to external professionals on all legal documentation, including securities on behalf of the Bank.
• Provide guidance to management and the Bank on the law, legal matters, rules, and regulations affecting the Bank, its projects, and operations.
• Ensure legal compliance across the Bank’s activities and operations.
• Monitor and follow up on Kenyan legislation and advise the Bank on the impact of existing and newly enacted legislation on the Bank’s overall activities.
• Provide bank-wide legal support and service.
• Draft and implement the Legal Department’s policies, processes, and procedures.
• Regularly update management on the status of legal issues being handled.
• Properly liaise toward delivering regular legal controls.
• Liaise as required with external lawyers and assist in the preparation of required pleadings.
• Regularly update the litigation report.
• Support debt recovery and collections processes relating to non-performing facilities.

• Excellent legal drafting skills.
• Strong command of English in writing, speaking, and listening.
• Analytical skills.
• Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of banking practice and theory.
• Excellent written and oral communication and effective interpersonal skills.
• Team leadership and ability to motivate staff and facilitate work.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and Swahili.
• Knowledge of financial and commercial laws and regulations governing the banking industry.
• Litigation skills.
• Preventive lawyering skills and proactive management of legal risk.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to take major legal decisions and conduct legal negotiations for and on behalf of the Bank.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Post-graduate Diploma in Law.
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya.
• Master’s degree is an advantage.