Litigation Department.Head Counsel, Litigation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the Litigation team and ensuring excellent service provision and performance management and team motivation and development.

• Manage all major litigation and disputes in which the Bank is a party to ensure the bank is adequately represented including appearing before any court or tribunal as a witness or to watch brief as necessary.
• Conduct legal research, collate evidence, prepare witnesses for pre-trial and hearing, develop concept papers, prepare legal briefs and opinions as well as develop effective defence strategies, arguments and testimony in preparation for legal proceedings of cases in liaison with external lawyers. Create legal awareness and provide advice on suitable action to avert and/or minimize litigation.
• Manage and measure external lawyers’ performance to ensure efficiency.
• Manage litigation costs to a minimum including but not limited to negotiating suitable settlements in favour of the Bank where deemed appropriate and also scrutinizing legal fees and ensure they are raised in accordance with the Remuneration Order and Service Level Agreement.
• Manage database of all litigation to ensure the same is consistently up-to-date and prepare relevant reports, presentations and analysis of all litigation monthly/quarterly or as may be required.
• Manage all debt collection related matters and create legal awareness and provide advice on suitable action to avert and/or minimize litigation including ensuring all Statutory Demand Notices are issued correctly and in time.
• Provide legal advisory to special assets team in corporate restructuring of facilities.
• Render legal guidance to Retail branches on matters relating to bank policies, processes and procedures on all queries received with a view to mitigating legal and reputational risks.
• Peruse, review and analyze quarterly reports and court judgments and make recommendations to the business on the findings and also take corrective action where appropriate.

• Any other duties as assigned.

  MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

  The preferred candidate will meet the below minimum criteria:

• Holder of a Bachelor's degree in Law from a recognized university.
• Post-graduate Diploma in Law and Advocate of the High Court
• Have at least eight (8) years' relevant post-admission work experience, including specific areas:
  • Dispute resolution, including litigation
  • Legal drafting
  • Legal communication and advocacy
  • Risk management
• Have a high attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to effectively manage a varied calibre of stakeholders

   

   

KCB Group is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya – incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 – and all KCB’s regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It also owns KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital, KCB Foundation, National Bank of Kenya, and all associated companies. The holding company was set up to among other things to enhance the Group’s capacity to access unrestricted capital and also enable investment in new ventures outside banking regulations, achieve operational and strategic autonomy for the Group’s operating entities and enhance corporate governance across the Group and oversight in the management of subsidiaries. Related documentation:  Group Name Change,   Name Change Certificate,  KCB Advise on Non-Operating Holding Company,  KCB Group Structure,  Kenya Gazette Notice.