The role holder will be responsible for providing legal advice to the Bank in the area of compliance, documentation, recovery; litigations and other legal advisory services.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure statutory and contractual compliance by the bank.

• Draft legal contracts and service level agreements.

• Review and vet facility letters, agreements, security and other legal documents for corporate borrowing customers.

• Conduct legal compliance checks prior to disbursement of approved credit facilities to ensure legal documentations are in compliance with statutory requirements; the approved terms and conditions stipulated and confirm conformity of credit facilities with approved collateral margin requirements.

• Draft and review templates & standard forms for facility, MOUs and security documents and agreements to be used in connection with new products to be launched by the Bank.

• Prepare legal queries and facilitate solicitation of legal opinions from external counsel to identify legal and regulatory risks and issues. • Provide legal advice in connection with the Credit function of the bank generally and liaise with external legal counsel on legal matters relating to credit

• Follow the recovery processes follow up and inherent risk mitigation

• Recommend cases for write off where recovery through litigation has proved futile

. • Instruct external lawyers and follow up to conclusion all court cases instituted for and against the bank. •

Attend Court hearings

Candidate’s Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) qualification from a recognized university

• At least 2 years work experience in Banking Sector

• Knowledge of court rules and procedures;

• Good communication, presentation, research and analytical skill

• Must be hands on in interpretation and application of legal texts and statutes

• Proactive and self-motivated

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Team player

• Able to demonstrate excellent organizational skills