Kenya Commercial Bank, renowned for its diversity and growth in
the Region is currently strengthening its support for group operations and
business with the aim of maintaining Best Practice whilst also responding to
the growing Business needs to support internal and external Customer Service
delivery objectives and increase shareholder value.
Assistant Legal Manager, Litigation & Retail Support
Job Ref: CS
01/2013
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Legal Manager, Litigation & Retail Support,
the job’s purpose is to provide support in the management of litigation and
provision of legal advice to the branch network and ensure that the interests
of the Bank are not prejudiced either before court, in the public domain.
Key Responsibilities
- Vet
legal fee notes.
- Manage
litigation records and the bring‐up system
- Maintain
and update the database of cases
- Formulate
frequently asked questions
- Review
quarterly reports from external lawyers and recommend appropriate action
- Carry
out research on legal issues
- Collate
documents and any evidence , identify and prepare witnesses in support of
Bank cases
- Diarize
hearing notices for pending cases and follow up on outcome thereof
- Obtain
and analyze judgments/rulings Respond to legal queries from other
departments/Branches
- Watching
brief in court
The Person
- Law
degree from a reputable learning institution
- Advocate
of the High Court of Kenya with a current practicing license
- 3
years post admission experience in litigation
- A
good understanding of arbitration rules and procedures
- Must
have the ability to prioritize work and deliver high quality output within
tight deadlines
- Must
have attention to detail
- Should
have excellent organizational skills, analytical and computer skills
The bank will provide a competitive package for the successful
candidate.
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to
meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed
CV, stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone
contacts quoting the respective job title and ref no. in the subject field to
recruitment@kcb.co.ke.
To be considered your application must be received by 23rd
January 2013.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.