Vacancy title:
Legal Counsel Securities

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Banking, Category: Legal]

Jobs at:
KCB Bank

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 4 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Legal Counsel Securities at KCB Bank

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, Securities; for an assigned portfolio of work, this position ensures all credit facilities granted by the bank are fully and adequately secured. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Legal advisor providing support to the business in negotiating, structuring and documenting all credit related and specialized transactions.
2. Management of securities perfection for bank securities and management of approval for disbursement.
3. Management of letters of offer, term sheets, mandate letters and facility agreements for approved facilities in line with the approved lending conditions, applicable laws, regulations and bank policies.
4. Manage external lawyers performance to ensure efficiency including negotiation of legal fees as appropriate.
5. Securities contract management: drive contract lifecycle from drafting through completion of negotiation process, review and contract execution.
6. Conduct legal risk analysis and provide legal support for credit and securities transactions including identification of risk and proposing risk mitigation strategies.
7. Maintain data, records and statistics relating to securities and reporting as appropriate.
8. Legal opinions and research: opinions/guidance in respect of securities matters including legal awareness training.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized university.
• Possess a Postgraduate Diploma in Law.
• Have a minimum of four (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Have at least three (3) years of experience in legal drafting.
• Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience in securitization.
• Have at least two (2) years of experience in legal communication and advocacy.
• Have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in legal risk management.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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