Associate Legal Officer at I&M Bank

Job Summary

• The role holder will provide legal, litigation, security documentation, recovery, compliance, corporate development, and administrative support to the Bank while ensuring proper documentation, regulatory compliance, effective recovery processes, and mitigation of legal risks.

Responsibilities

• Security Documentation: Coordinate the preparation, review, registration, execution and maintenance of the Bank’s security documentation and related registers.
• Litigation Management: Support management of litigation by and against the Bank, liaising with external advocates and ensuring timely compliance with court and regulatory orders.
• Non-Performing Accounts & Recoveries: Support recovery of non-performing accounts, including issuance of demands and statutory notices, follow-up with advocates, preparation of recovery reports and tracking recovery actions.
• Realisation of Securities: Coordinate legal processes relating to the realisation of securities through public auction, private treaty and other approved recovery mechanisms.
• Real Estate & Leasing: Support the preparation, review and administration of leases relating to Bank-owned and leased premises.
• Legal Advisory & Research: Conduct legal research and support the preparation of legal opinions, briefing notes and advice on banking, commercial, employment, probate and other legal matters.
• Regulatory Compliance & Corporate Governance: Support statutory and regulatory compliance, corporate governance requirements, statutory filings and monitoring of legislative and regulatory developments affecting the Bank.
• Contracts & Corporate Development: Review and administer commercial agreements and legal documentation, and provide legal support for new products, digital initiatives and other corporate development activities.
• Legal Administration & Records Management: Maintain legal records, contracts, registers, trackers and document repositories, including vault and custodial records, and support preparation of periodic legal reports.
• Receivership & Administration: Support legal processes relating to administration and receivership, including documentation, liaison with advocates and tracking matters to completion.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with internal departments, external advocates, company secretaries and other stakeholders on legal matters and outstanding actions.
• Other Legal Support: Support trademark administration, legal searches, staff legal-awareness training and other Legal Department responsibilities as assigned.

Academic & Professional Qualifications: 

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Valid practicing certificate.
• Membership of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing.

Work Experience and Competencies Required:

• 3 – 4 years of relevant experience in legal practice, banking law, litigation support, recoveries, and security documentation.
• Ability to apply knowledge of Kenyan Law to counteract statements /implications / misconceptions made by customers in an endeavor to escape their liabilities to the Bank.
• Knowledge of Credit control procedures and policies.