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Job Purpose:
This role works with the legal management team in the provision of legal advisory services and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks
Key responsibilities:
- Advise the Asset management company on all matters touching on the law.
- Ensure the company is compliant with all statutory requirements.
- Advising management on the interpretation, impact and effect of the relevant laws and general conditions affecting their various areas of operation.
- Providing strategic legal advice, including advice on business and product development.
- Liaison with the various regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the Capital Markets Authority & Retirement Benefits Authority.
- Participating in company and group strategic purposes and aligning the legal departments objectives to the same.
- Respond to demand letters and making best efforts to resolve disputes before they are referred to a court of law.
- Monitoring Client complaints and avoidance of the same becoming subject to litigation.
- Refer any disputes which result in litigation or any other necessary matter to a suitable lawyer in the Company’s Panel and supervise the handling of the matter including attending court where need be.
- Liaise with external lawyers on conduct of court matters.
- Liaise with company staff on required documentation, witnesses etc with respect to matters in court.
- Negotiating, drafting and reviewing legal documents and contracts.
- Managing the contract execution process.
- Drafting and reviewing sensitive communication leaving the company.
- Delegated Authority; As per the approved delegated authority matrix.
Knowledge, experience and qualifications required
Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:
Minimum level of academic qualification, skills and knowledge required to perform effectively in the role:
- An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- Holder of a current practising certificate.
- Bachelor’s degree in Law.
- Diploma School of Law (Diploma KSL).
Minimum level of personal and professional experience required to perform effectively in the role:
- At least 6 years post admission experience; 4 years of which should be in a legal function in a corporate environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of the financial markets, and the respective Laws and regulations.
- Knowledge and understanding of the capital markets and Asset/Fund Management legal/regulatory environment will be an added advantage.
Primary Location
: Kenya-Nairobi-Nairobi
Organization
: Britam
Job Type
: Permanent
Shift
: Day Job
Contract Type
: Full-time
Job Posting
: 17-02-2025
Unposting Date
: 24-02-2025
Number of Openings
: 1
