Legal Counsel (Fixed Term Contract) at Old Mutual Kenya

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• Independently manage litigation and dispute resolution matters, including arbitration support.
• Coordinate case strategy, documentation, and court processes.
• Liaise with external counsel and monitor performance and cost efficiency.

Contract negotiation

• Review all contracts or any other documentation to which the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the executive management’s attention.
• Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities.
• Development of standard contract templates
• Formulate compliance checklists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly and timely.

Policy development and advisory

• Review and advise the business on the legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Draft and review contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Assist the business in interpreting and applying statutes, agreements, contracts, rules and regulations through legal opinions.
• Proactively carry out research on emerging legal issues and advise the business on necessary compliance measures to be undertaken.
• Maintain and update the database on legal opinions issued to the business for reporting to management.

Legal Risk

• Collaborate with the Head of Legal Services in undertaking legal & governance audits, recommend, monitor and ensure the mitigation of potential risks.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Provide legal and risk management advice to the business especially on contract management.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.

Governance & Company Secretarial Services

• Collaborate with the Company Secretary and other stakeholders to ensure compliance to the regulatory landscape of the business and Regulator directives.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports to the Head of Legal Services for reporting in executive management meetings, Board meetings and Group meetings.
• Support the Company Secretary in organizing, preparing agendas for and taking minutes of the board and board committee meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs)
• Ensure that management meetings are operating within the said governance structure.
• Support the Company Secretary in regularly reviews terms of reference of board and board committees as well as management committees.
• Support the Company Secretary in addressing regulatory matters and liaising with the regulators.
• Maintaining of statutory books, including regulatory filings with the respective regulators.