Job Description

• Department: Legal
• Location: Head Office

• Monitor and take follow-up action on some decisions of the Board/ Committees pertaining to legal matters.
• Review and draft all legal instruments.
• Attend and advise on all legal correspondence addressed to the company.
• Deals with operational matters like advising on legal documents from the branches, Letters of Administration, probates, change of business names/objects at Registrar General’s Department, attending to garnishee proceedings, advising on corporate customers operations in accordance with companies code Act 179 and rendering legal opinions on banking law and practice.
• Assist the Board Secretary in legal matters. 
• Work closely with external solicitors, provide them with the needed information and documents in recovery process.
• Attend court with external solicitors to represent the company and monitor performance.
• Ensure effective pursuit of legal action for recovery from defaulting customers by sending demand notices to defaulters and visit them as a member of Recovery Team.
• Supervise the preparation and execution of the Mortgage Deeds and other forms of security documents e.g. Director’s Guarantee, fixed and floating charges.
• Working with the Human Resource Department when sitting on disciplinary committees.

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum of a First University Degree in Law (LLB) & Law Professional Qualification.
• 5 – 8 years post qualification experience as a legal practitioner.
• Sound knowledge & Skills in legal issues
• Adequate management and office administration concepts.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to plan daily/periodic operations.
• Familiar with computer processing/applications.

Personality Competencies

• Strong interpersonal Skills
• Good communication skills.
• Team player
• High sense of Integrity