About the Role

The role holder will provide legal advisory and interpretation services in respect to, Conveyance, Contract/Lease management, Compliance with Agreed SLAs, Risk and Audit Rating, Debt Collection, to assist the bank to be a sustainable business that complies with existing laws and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interpret legal texts for the Bank and assist management in interpreting and applying statutes, rules and regulations and offer legal opinions to ensure compliance of the Bank.
• Review or draft agreements/contracts for and on behalf of the bank.
• Review of loan/facility documents to ensure that agreements with bank clients are enforceable.
• Coordination with the external counsel to ensure timely completion of assignments issued by the department. This includes issuance of instructions for litigation matters and conveyance matters.
• Offer legal advisory to the Management and the Board on the emerging topical issues
• Maintaining status reports on Conveyance Matters and Litigation matters as well as other databases that may be required.
• Ensuring relevant reports are sent to the management and/or branches as and when required.
• Timely responding to potential claims to avoid any anticipated litigation.
• Participate in preparing and/or represent the Bank in judicial proceedings regarding enforcement of laws, rules and regulations.
• Coordinating legal trainings to the branches and the departments

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Law, LLB
• Post-graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and is admitted or about to be admitted to the Bar or scheduled to be admitted to the Bar.
• Must have experience working in a law firm or experience working in the Banking Sector.
• At least 5 years’ experience working as a Legal officer
• Must demonstrate advocacy skills and good negotiation skills
• Should have strong communication, writing and presentation skills
• Problem Solving; Should be conversant with the various methods of resolving issues; procedures in the conveyance process and procedures related to litigation
• Excellent accountability skills

• Interpret legal texts for the Bank and assist management in interpreting and applying statutes, rules and regulations and offer legal opinions to ensure compliance of the Bank.
• Review or draft agreements/contracts for and on behalf of the bank.
• Review of loan/facility documents to ensure that agreements with bank clients are enforceable.
• Coordination with the external counsel to ensure timely completion of assignments issued by the department. This includes issuance of instructions for litigation matters and conveyance matters.
• Offer legal advisory to the Management and the Board on the emerging topical issues
• Maintaining status reports on Conveyance Matters and Litigation matters as well as other databases that may be required.
• Ensuring relevant reports are sent to the management and/or branches as and when required.
• Timely responding to potential claims to avoid any anticipated litigation.
• Participate in preparing and/or represent the Bank in judicial proceedings regarding enforcement of laws, rules and regulations.
• Coordinating legal trainings to the branches and the departments

• Advocacy skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong writing skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Accountability skills

• Degree in Law, LLB
• Post-graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
• Admitted or about to be admitted to the Bar or scheduled to be admitted to the Bar.
• Experience working in a law firm or experience working in the Banking Sector.