Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Main Purpose of the Job- (Job Summary)
The role holder is responsible for offering leadership and direction in the department, work with other Heads of Departments to map the company’s path for the future, handling litigation and disputes involving the company.

Main Responsibilities
• Offer Leadership and direction in Legal department
• Draft and review Company’s and third party contracts;
• Assist in providing legal opinion on issues affecting the Corporation;
• Handle litigation and disputes involving the Company effectively;
• Coordinate searches on titles, drafting transfer documents and registration of the same;
• Carry out legal due diligence on all the customers, contractors, suppliers before they enter into any dealings with the Corporation;
• Participate in liaising with the Company’s external lawyers on matters they are handling for the Corporation;
• Handle all intellectual property issues affecting the Corporation effectively;
• Enhance good corporate governance by assisting in formulating policies and procedures relevant to the corporation;
• Coordinate the custody of all legal documents, contracts and security documentation for the corporation
• Ensure compliance and adherence to statutory requirements and to the corporate policies, procedures and systems; and Coordinating all conveyance matters.
• Set Departmental Budgets and Targets and monitor and ensure they are kept Ensure Productivity levels /Targets of staff are maintained and achieved Work with the Chief Executive Officer and other managers to map the company’s path for the future, setting targets and goals and working with them to ensure they are achieved.
• Supervision of staff and ensure all are meeting the set targets Customer service and client relationship building through constant visit to brokers and major clients and discuss claims matters.
• Staff motivation and training through identification of the necessary initiatives and training to improve staff performance.
• Appointment of service providers Follow up with service providers to ensure compliance with brand standards Review quality of internal and external reports. Handling recoveries to enhance savings by the company. Ensure timely response to demand letters from external advocates Engaging in negotiations on behalf of the company.
• Maintaining and updating the court hearing dates. Advice on the report’s findings and give recommendations
• Evaluate the performance of service providers and give feedback to Legal officer and management.
• Conduct research on the potential risks Advise the relevant departments on risk exposure.
• Distribution of work in the units and follow up Provision of weekly work status report in the units Preparation of various reports in the units as per brand standards Any other duty as may be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer.

Knowledge & Experience
The candidate must demonstrate and possess the following skills and qualifications:
• Bachelors of Law (LL.B)
• Diploma in Law
• CPS (K)
• 5 years relevant experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Leadership skills.
• Negotiation skills
• Computer Literacy
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills. Time management skills
Closing Date 22 April 2022

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
If you are interested in the position and have the required qualifications, please email a detailed CV indicating the current and expected salary and cover letter clearly indicating the applied subject ‘LEGAL MANAGER’ 'UNDERWRITER 'MOTOR ASSESSOR' on the subject line to hr@kenyanalliance.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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