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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.