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Job Description

  • Department: Legal
  • Location: Head Office
Job Purpose
 
To assist the Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs & Legal to undertake the company’s corporate and operational duties and responsibilities which pertains to legal issues.
 
Duties:
 
  • 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.

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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

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