• The Officer is expected to provide legal advice to the business on trading matters, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• This includes matters involving our clients, service providers, business partners, and consultants, all aimed at safeguarding the organization’s interests and mitigating legal risks.
• This role guides functional Heads to ensure adherence to the legal framework and oversees legal issues managed by a panel of lawyers

Key Responsibilities

Functional Legal Services

• Develop and implement the legal framework (guidelines) for the business.
• Provide legal advice and support on all our products and services to mitigate risks and handle litigations.
• Champion business ethics, compliance, and governance to safeguard the integrity of the business.
• Actively coordinate and provide seamless support for legal matters handled by our legal panel.
• Lead and inspire Legal Officers to deliver credible support services and ensure the prompt execution of legal matters.
• Stay up-to-date on industry developments and best legal practices.
• Conduct market research to identify new trends in legal practice

Management Advisory:

• Support and prioritize managers’ requests while understanding business activities to plan the necessary legal support.
• Ensure an effective approach to providing advice, support, and case management for all legal services required by the organization, including updates on legal matters and corrections.
• Proactively manage budgets and contracts related to legal services.
• Represent the business in court, tribunals, inquiries, etc., as needed.
• Draft or review commercial contracts to protect the organization’s interests within the boundaries of the law.
• Manage the legal process for litigation, arbitration, and recovery matters, and supervise the work of external counsel to safeguard the organization’s interests.

Internal Relations and Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provide or coordinate advice and guidance on legal matters.
• Develop and coach the internal legal team to achieve the best results and value for the business.
• Supervise the performance of Legal Officers on assigned tasks for completion within agreed timelines and to achieve the best possible results.
• Work closely with other departments such as Collections, Branch Operations, Finance, etc., to ensure that legal issues are promptly and appropriately addressed.
• Participate in and support the improvement of our products and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized institution, with a postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practising certificate.
• Minimum of four (4) years of post-admission experience in a busy law firm or a public/commercial entity.
• Ability to provide independent advice (both orally and in writing) to senior-level management on highly technical matters.
• Strong conceptual, analytical, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and negotiate at different levels.
• Good planning and organizational skills, along with excellent communication skills necessary for interacting and negotiating with parties.
• High degree of integrity, dependability, and confidentiality, as well as the ability to work under pressure.