Legal Officer
Contract @Consolidated Bank posted 1 week ago in Law/Legal Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 4652
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Offered Salary 1000
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Career Level Others
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Experience 3 Years
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Gender Both
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Industry Law/Legal
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
Legal Officer
Consolidated Bank of Kenya Ltd is Kenya’s SME bank of choice that provides flexible financial solutions that support our customers in achieving success. The Bank is well positioned, with presence in majority of the country’s business hubs to continually offer pleasant and convenient services. We seek to recruit a high caliber, results oriented and self-driven individual to fill the position of Legal Officer.
LEGAL OFFICER
Job Type
Three (3) year Contract.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Legal Manager, the Legal Officer will be responsible for facilitating the interpretation of the Bank’s policies and procedures to ensure they are compliant and in line with statutory regulations and corporate governance guidelines and they support business growth and minimize risks.
Key Responsibilities
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- Interpret legal texts for the Bank and assist management in interpreting and applying statutes, rules and regulations to ensure compliance of the
- Participate in preparing and/or represent the Bank in judicial proceedings regarding enforcement of laws, rules and
- Protect members and stakeholders rights, privileges and interests in intellectual property and other product innovations, processes through patents and copyrights and take the necessary action to protect and preserve such rights from
- Assist the Company Secretary and Legal Manager in researching legal precedents, investigating facts, preparing legal documents/reports/correspondence.
- Negotiate contracts, leases, formal agreements and other legal instruments between the Bank and other parties.
- Facilitate effective and timely security
- Maintain legal data-base of the Bank including recording information on on- going cases for the Bank, monitoring of the cases and liaising with the advocates and the business to ensure successful completion of matters.
- Maintain an updated legal
- Review of legal forms and documents to ensure they are appropriate for
- Provide support in planning and coordinating the annual general meeting (AGM).
Qualifications and Competencies
- Be a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized
- Should have Post-graduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of
- Possession of Certified Public Secretary (CPS-K) qualification will be added
- Be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing
- Should be a member of the Law Society of Kenya in good
- Should have minimum of three years’ experience in providing legal services in a commercial environment.
- Should have strong communication, writing and presentation
Method of Application
 Please note that applications with the position applied for clearly indicated on top of the envelope together with a detailed Curriculum vitae and copies of academic and professional certificates, should be HAND DELIVERED or sent through COURIER/POST OFFICE to the Bank’s Head Office located at Consolidated Bank House, Koinange Street, 6th Floor on or before Friday, 12th September 2025 at 5.00 pm and addressed to:
The Head of Human Resources Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited
P.O. Box 51133 – 00200 NAIROBI
Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited is an equal opportunity employer.
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