HF Group

Banking + 2 more

Assistant Legal Manager (Conveyance) – Credit Administration

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Job details

Contract Type

Description
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized institution; and
  • Diploma of Law from the Kenya School of Law.
  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a busy firm or financial entity, 3 of which must be in a Banking institution handling Credit and Legal documentation.


Responsibilities

Perfection of Securities

  • Preparation & reviewing the draft security documents received from external lawyers and also supervising the review of security documents to ensure quality, uniformity and enforceability
  • Manage communication of legal matters and more particularly those related to the Credit, Project Finance and /or all lending products/functions.
  • Coordinating the perfection of Bank security documents prepared by the Bank’s external advocates and ensuring completion within the SLA timelines from the date of issuance of instructions to completion
  • Reviewing the registered security documents to ensure proper registration and giving the disbursements go-ahead via a disbursement certificate/checklist
  • To perform legal advisory to the Business from time to time to ensure that legal risks are identified, legal implications are analysed for prudent decision making.
  • Updating of the system with details of security held
  • Forwarding the original security documents to Legal for Safe Custody unit for lodgement.
  • Follow-up to conclusion of securities pending with advocates and update of the relevant report to be shared with Business.

Credit Administration

  • Ensure timely Issuance of instructions to External Advocates for to commence conveyance.
  • Validate all approval conditions before release of instructions to advocates.
  • Ensure accurate and complete system updates within area of control or each role assigned.
  • Ensure compliance with both internal and external regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure proper document filing within area of control.
  • Timely and accurate preparation, submission of management reports as assigned.
  • Any other duties as may be assigned.

Analytics & Reporting

  • Prepare /update reports for Credit department and Early Watch Committee


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