Legal Manager

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree.
  
• Postgraduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law (KSL).
  
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate
  
• 7–10 years of progressive legal experience in a busy, fast-paced organization, preferably within financial services or insurance.
  
• Demonstrated experience in contract negotiation, litigation management, and legal advisory.
  
• Exposure to microinsurance frameworks will be an added advantage
  

• Provide timely and practical legal counsel to the assigned business segments to support strategic and operational objectives.
  
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks arising from business activities in collaboration with business leaders.
  
• Ensure that all business activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
  
• Undertake legal reviews and provide guidance on key policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
  
• Review all contracts and related documentation to evaluate legal implications and escalate critical risks to senior management.
  
• Draft, review, and negotiate contractual instruments to support partnerships, digital initiatives, insurance operations, and microinsurance programs.
  
• Strengthen contract management practices to enhance compliance and reduce exposure to legal risk.
  
• Monitor the progress of outstanding litigation and manage relationships with external counsel.
  
• Review ongoing cases and advise management on exposure, strategy, and potential outcomes.
  
• Oversee legal obligations and recommend appropriate actions where risks are identified.
  
• Monitor legal fees and expenses from external advisors and recommend cost-effective approaches.
  
• Liaise with internal departments to ensure appropriate action is taken where legal risks have been identified.
  
• Provide and interpret legal information for business teams and conduct training to promote awareness of legal and regulatory requirements.
  
• Support business teams in structuring transactions and partnerships in a legally sound manner.
  
• Conduct legal research and investigations and develop well-reasoned oral and written advice for management.
  
• Present legal recommendations that balance risk with commercial opportunity.
  
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
  
• Delegated Authority; As per the approved delegated authority matrix