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Legal Officer

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Location
Kampala, Central, Uganda
Salary
TBD
Job type
Permanent full time
Category
Banking and Finance, Corporate Finance and M&A, Fraud & White Collar Crime, Financial Services, Regulatory
Job Reference
JR/2022/74
Posted on
18 May 2022
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About the Role:

JR/2022/74 - Legal Officer

Age Limit: 35 Years

Experience: 3 Years

No. of Vacancies: 1

Minimum Academic Qualification Required: Bachelors

##Qualification CodeQualification Name1BLAWB. Law

Deadline: 28/May/2022

Job Description:


Main    purpose    of    the    job:

Provide    legal    services    to    support    business    operations    in    accordance    with    company’s    policies,    procedures    and    the    law.

Specific    responsibilities:        

•    Providing    legal    services    to    support    business    operations    in    accordance    with    company    policies    procedures    and    the    law.
•    Reviewing    and    drafting    loan    documents,    mortgages,    powers    of    attorney    and    other    loan    and    security    documents    for    all    Pride    products.
•    Conducting    searches    and    verify    registered    collateral    presented    by    clients    i.e.    land    titles,    logbooks.        
•    Ensure    timely    registration    of    caveats,    mortgages,    debentures.        
•    Execute/witness    legal    documents    on    behalf    of    Pride    to    make    them    legally    binding.
•    Representing    the    company    in    courts    of    law    and    any    other    fora.
•    Drafting    and    reviewing    agreements,    legal    documents    and    Memorandums    of    Understanding.
•    Participating    in    recovery    of    written    off    and    bad    loans.
•    Ensure    release    of    security    to    clients    upon    completion    of    a    loan.
•    Maintaining    and    update    registers    in    the    department    e.g.    titles    register,    keys    register,    searches    register    e.t.c.
•    Assign    cases    to    Debt    Collection    Officers    for    recovery    and    obtain    monthly    reports    from    them.
•    Liaising    with    external    lawyers    on    company    matters.
•    Preparing    periodic    reports

Qualifications    and    Experience:

•    Bachelor    of    Law    Degree    from    a    recognized    University    and    a    Diploma    in    Legal    Practice    from    Law    Development    Centre.        
•    Should    be    an    enrolled    Advocate    of    the    High    court    of    Uganda.    
•    Must    have    a    valid    practicing    certificate.
•    Should    posses    at    least    2    years    working    experience    from    a    reputable    financial    institution    and    or    law    firm    will    be    an    added    advantage.
•    Candidates    with    a    Post    graduate    qualification    in    Law    or    Business    Finance    will    have    an    added    advantage.
•    Should    posses    2    principal    passes    at    A’    level
•    Should    posses    a    credit    or    a    pass    in    Mathematics    and    English    at    O’level

Persons    specification:

Should    be    a    self    driven,    dynamic,    self-motivated,    team    player,    results    oriented,    analytical    and    with    excellent    interpersonal    skills.    He/she    should    be    aged    between    25    -    35    years.    

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