Job Purpose Statement
The Legal Counsel is responsible for providing support to the allocated units for retail banking business from account opening, lending, securities, contracting and business banking projects, litigation, retail collections to retail recoveries.
The allocated retail banking business units will be selected from the units below:
Business Banking
Consumer Banking
Workplace Banking
Retail lending - Offer letters, credit requests and approvals, security perfection and review
Asset Finance (Retail)
BRM, SME Recoveries & Consumer Banking recoveries
Staff Lending
The NCBA Branch Network
Ideal Job Specifications
Academic:
Bachelor's Degree Law (LLB)
Master of Laws (LLM) (Desired but not necessary)
Professional:
Admission as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya (minimum 3 - 5 years post admission)
Desired work experience:
A minimum of 3 years' experience in the 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 advice
Credit or lending
Legal assisted recoveries