Legal Assistant

Essential Knowledge/Skills and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or in a related field
  
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law required
  
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
  
• Progress in ACII, Diploma in Insurance (is an added advantage)
  

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience
  

• Review pleadings, legal opinions and status reports prepared by external advocates and action as appropriate.
  
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions for review/ advice by management.
  
• Engage in negotiations with third party claimants with a view to settling
  
• admissible claims out of court.
  
• Issue instructions depending on the task to various service providers involved in
  
• the claims process such as advocates, investigators amongst others.
  
• Respond to demand letters from third party advocates and/or claimants;
  
• Initiate and ensure timely processing of legal claims payments (judgements, fee
  
• notes and discharge vouchers).
  
• Maintain and update reserves for all files.