About the Role

Job Purpose Statement

The Legal Counsel is responsible for handling full spectrum of the Bank’s Retail Banking business from lending, securities, contracting and retail projects, litigation and recoveries. The role’s principal goal will be to offer practical legal support to the retail banking business units through balanced business-oriented legal advice that will guarantee that all our retail banking transactions and decisions comply with established laws and regulations in line with the legal risk policy and related contractual, litigation, recovery and securities procedures & processes.

The specific retail banking business units are set out below:

• Business Banking
• Consumer Banking
• Workplace Banking
• Retail Banking – Offer letters, credit requests and approvals, security perfection and review
• Asset Finance (Retail)
• BRM, SME, Retail Recoveries, Consumer Banking and Car Duka Recoveries
• Staff Banking

Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

• Bachelor’s Degree Law (LLB)
• Master of Laws (LLM) (Desired but not mandatory)

Professional:

• Admission as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya (minimum 3-5 years post admission

Desired work experience:

• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience working in a legal department of a busy organization, financial institution or law firm, with sound exposure to:
• Contract and customer documentation drafting
• Development of sound legal advisory and sound general advise
• Credit or lending
• Retail recoveries
• Perfection of securities.

How to Apply

https://ke.ncbagroup.com/jobs/legal-counsel-retail-banking-2/?utm_source=MyJobMag