Assistant Manager – Legal
Full time @DIB Bank Kenya Limited (DIBBKE) posted 2 days ago in Legal Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Career Level Manager
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Experience 5 Years
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
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.
