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Pearl Bank Uganda
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Description
Qualifications, Experience & Competencies Required
- Bachelor of Law and Diploma in legal practice.
- At least 3 years’ experience in legal practice
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and support to various departments/ business lines by acting as the subject matter expert on legal matters.
- Represent the Legal Department in various committee meetings or departmental meetings with a view of providing technical legal support and guidance.
- Evaluate potential legal risks and issues related to the Bank’s products, Services, and operations, and provide recommendations for risk mitigation strategies.
- Draft and review all legal documents with service providers, business partners and other stakeholders including contracts, agreements, collateral and others prepared to safeguard the Bank’s interests.
- Directly support the Bank’s credit and other commercial departments ensuring proper documentation, registration, securitization and internal adherence to contractual obligations.
- Support the development and delivery of legal compliance training sessions to internal stakeholders, to enhance legal awareness and compliance.
- Provide legal advice and support on non-commercial internal matters e.g. staff disciplinary hearings etc. and other routine transactions e.g. review of tenancy agreements, procurement agreements, contract renewals etc.
- Research and prepare legal opinions to guide management on potential legal problems and/or issues of recent regulatory or legislative changes
- Periodically conduct visits to branches to assess compliance with the pertinent laws, identify any lapses pertaining to documentation and practices likely to expose the bank to legal risks and any punitive costs.
- Review and follow up on new laws to ensure that the Bank is up-to-date and in compliance.
- Peruse staff loan/advance files for completeness and accuracy and ensure timely perfection of the same.
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