Legal Associate

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Company Details
Name:Turaco
Industry: Insurance
Description: Turaco is a micro-insurtech company changing healthcare financing in emerging markets. We provide simple, affordable health and life insurance to low-income earners, distributing our products through partnerships with leading businesses in Kenya and Uganda. Our mission is to act as a safety net, freeing people from the fear of health-related financial shocks.
Job Description

Key Responsibilities

 

Draft, review, and negotiate various agreements, including insurance policies, service level agreements with partners, vendor agreements, and terms & conditions.

 

Maintain organized and compliant commercial contracts, implementing a tracking system for all contract workflows.

 

Collaborate with internal teams to gather necessary inputs and manage contract lifecycle tasks.

 

Identify and appropriately escalate legal risks to teams involved in contracting with third parties.

 

Enhance the operational efficiency of our contracting processes.

 

Manage legal servings and legal insurance matters involving Turaco as an insurance underwriter.

 

Provide legal responses and document review support to various teams.

 

Conduct legal research, documentation, and offer legal advice and solutions.

 

Manage legal compliance with relevant regulatory bodies (including insurance regulators, data protection, etc.)

 

Manage the Company Secretary work for all Turaco entities.

 

Help the business understand and manage the balance between commercial opportunities and legal risks.

 

Develop templates for commonly used legal documents and review the application of the templates.

 

Key Qualifications

 

Embody Turaco’s core values: Push boundaries, Work with excellence, and Profound respect for the individual.

 

3 to 5 years of post-admission experience in a busy law firm or corporate legal department.

 

Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB), Legal Diploma (Dip. in Law, KSL), and advocate of the High Court.

 

Knowledge of insurance products, services, principles, and practices is an added advantage.

 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

 

High-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including strong collaboration abilities.

 

Self-starter, highly organized, and possessing a high degree of integrity.

 

Trustworthiness and discretion in handling confidential information.

 

Willingness to work effectively as a team member across different geographies and cultures.

 

 

 

Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
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