Pearl Bank Uganda
Banking + 2 more
Description
Qualifications, Experience & Competencies Required
- Bachelor of Law and Diploma in Legal Practice (LDC).
- Practicing certificate.
- 7 years work experience, 4 of which must have involved active litigation practice in the courts of judicature in Uganda.
Responsibilities
- Designing litigation strategies for effectively representing the Bank in disputes.
- Coordinate with external advocates on Court pleadings through adequate research and appear in Courts of Law as representative of the Bank.
- Review pleadings, documentation required in representing the bank in courts of law for protection and enforcement of its interests and actual representation in courts of Law.
- Ensuring effective representation of the Bank in courts of judicature and tribunals.
- Drafting pleadings and legal opinions to Management on the strengths and weaknesses of the Bank's case.
- Representing and defending the Bank in Courts of Law and safeguarding its interests.
- Execute or ensure execution of documents that are legally binding in a timely manner.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of external advocates and make recommendations for their remuneration for representing the bank in Courts of Law and in other matters.
- Prepare instructions to external lawyers to represent the Bank and strategies for successful court representation and outcome including recovery of delinquent assets.
- Prepare responses to notices of intention to sue from customers or their legal representative to redress customers or enforce the Bank's rights.
- Defending and managing cases filed by and against defaulting debtors, pursuing alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and coordinating with external counsel on resolution of cases and recovery of claims.
- Manage potential litigations and oversee cases filed by and against the Bank and coordinate with external counsel and cross functional departments on the resolution of the claims.
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