Associate Legal Officer

Role Overview

This role supports the Bank’s legal work across lending, litigation, recoveries, contracts and regulatory compliance. Day to day, the successful candidate will prepare and track legal documents, coordinate with advocates and internal teams, and help ensure that disputes, security interests and recovery actions are handled accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the drafting, review, execution, registration and ongoing management of security documents, and keep related registers current.
• Assist with litigation involving the Bank by organising case documentation, liaising with external advocates and tracking deadlines and court or regulatory orders.
• Support recovery of non-performing accounts by preparing demands and statutory notices, following up on legal actions and maintaining recovery reports.
• Coordinate legal steps to realise securities through approved routes, including public auction and private treaty.
• Help prepare, review and administer leases for premises owned or occupied by the Bank.
• Research legal questions and contribute to opinions, briefing notes and advice on banking, commercial, employment, probate and other relevant matters.
• Assist with statutory filings, governance obligations and regulatory monitoring; review commercial agreements and support legal work for new products, digital initiatives and other development projects.
• Maintain contracts, case files, registers, trackers, document repositories and vault or custodial records; support periodic reporting, receivership and administration matters, trademark administration, legal searches and staff awareness activities.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree.
• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a valid practising certificate and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Kenya.
• Three to four years of relevant experience in legal practice, preferably covering banking law, litigation support, debt recovery and security documentation.
• Working knowledge of Kenyan law and the ability to assess and respond to customer arguments or claims that may affect their obligations to the Bank.
• Knowledge of credit control procedures and policies.