Legal Officer - Fak At Absa Bank Limited

Job Summary
The ideal candidate should possess a strong foundation and experience in the insurance sector and insurance law, along with excellent research and communication skills.
Job Description
Litigation:
End to end management of all insurance litigation matters.
Maintain and monitor the summons register, litigation diary, judgments register, and any other necessary registers/diaries.
Receive and review legal summons and other legal documents.
Undertake negotiations with third parties and achieve the set savings targets.
Appoint service providers where necessary and ensure adequate level of service is maintained.
Determine the reserves for each matter and confirm the reserve is in line with the guidelines.
Ensure all opinions and files coming up for hearing are reviewed and instructions given to the lawyers.

Judgments & Appeals:
Review all judgements within the set TAT and process payment.
Review all outstanding appeals.

Recovery:
Ensure recovery of matters where Third Party are to blame for a loss and update the register.
Triannual review of advocate status report and ensuring the files are up to date.
Preparing recovery reports & opinions.
Approving all recovery debits as per the approval limits

Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from a recognized institution.
Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
A registered member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing.
At least 4 years' experience legal practice in Insurance/financial institution
An eye for detail, strong organizational skills and able to take responsibility for own workload.
Demonstrated integrity and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
Must be a team player.