This role is with ABC Bank, an indigenous Kenyan bank with 33 years of experience. We use the power of finance to support businesses and projects that benefit people and the planet, aiming to be a force for good serving individuals and communities while building a more sustainable society.
Reporting to the Group Head of Legal, the Incumbent will ensure optimal utility of resources for maximum gain and to protect the interest of the bank against any litigation, loss of property & monies. The role ensures that in all the bank's businesses and transactions—contentious or otherwise—there is conformity with the law, efficiency, and the bank’s position and interests are always safeguarded.
The Legal Officer will assist in providing legal advice and support in the Bank’s debt recovery and security documentation process, in accordance with the Bank’s policies, legal guidelines, and regulations. A key function is reviewing Contracts and Letters of Offer entered into with the Bank, ensuring that the Bank’s interest is protected at all times.
Core Responsibilities
The incumbent will perform, amongst others, the below responsibilities:
Handle the Bank’s debt recovery and litigation case load in accordance with the systems, processes, and guidelines in place. This includes updating and maintaining appropriate systems to ensure that all recovery measures are accurate and the required action is taken as and when required to achieve the desired outcome.
Manage civil litigation matters instituted by or against the bank and criminal matters in which the bank has an interest.
Issue instructions and supervise the security perfection process to ensure adherence to Turnaround Times (TATs), proper drafting, compliance, and registration of Bank’s security documents by external lawyers. Review these documents to ensure they are binding, legally enforceable, and adequately provide for the right of liquidation or possession in a timely manner in the event of default.
Ensure adherence to credit approvals, TATs, and legal guidelines in the review of Letters of Offer, Agreements, and contracts entered into between the Bank, its suppliers, and customers to ensure the Bank’s interest is protected.
Prepare and review reports, maintain, and keep updated court reports and bring up diary for litigation & debt recovery cases, ensuring strict court attendance, file maintenance, and handling.
Support the Bank’s litigation matters and ensure that court documents are properly filed, maintain the court case diary, and ensure witnesses are in court when required.
Provide legal advice and recommendations that ensure the Bank takes holistic approaches and effective strategies for speedy and cost-effective resolution of issues.
Management of legal risks the Bank is exposed to by ensuring the Bank’s operations are consistent with the law, policies, and best practices of Banking.
Maintain an extensive knowledge of statutory requirements and recognized good practice in connection with Banking laws and other requisite laws that affect the Bank both directly and indirectly.
Assist in the delivery of a high quality, efficient, responsive, and professionally competent service, within the Bank’s customer care policy and best practice.
Review and draft legal updates with respect to newly enacted statutes, bills, and amendments of statutes to ensure Bank documents comply with the necessary laws and regulations.
Follow up on the litigation portfolio, especially in respect to Non-Performing Assets (NPA), in order to minimise the risk and loss. Manage the loan portfolio under litigation or with potential to go under litigation to minimize risks of loss.
Appoint and manage the performance of external legal counsel.
Pursue recovery of the loans advanced with a view of achieving maximum recovery and minimum loss.
Give guidelines to the Bank on the best way forward regarding issues affecting the Bank, advising bank units on issues affecting their respective departments while providing routine response and accurate feedback to internal and external customers.
Assist in reviewing service level agreements with users while maintaining the departmental inward and outward registers.
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor of Laws degree.
Post Graduate Diploma in Law.
Knowledge in Banking products.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in Litigation and Conveyance Law.
Ability to translate the bank’s corporate strategy into a departmental business plan and operationalize the same.
Ability to motivate and have a cordial relationship with colleagues to maximize their productivity and retention.
Ability to understand legal documents, legislation, and publications.
Knowledge of all aspects of the legal system in the country.
Knowledge of all lending products and the level of complexity inherent in those products.
Knowledge of changes taking place in both micro (banking industry) and macro (global) environment and ability to apply this knowledge to the benefit of the Bank.
Ability to effectively promote the Bank in all forums and establish business networks at high levels within the target markets.
How to Apply
If you believe you meet the above requirements, send your applications to the following email address:
recruitment@abcthebank.com
Please ensure you put the position applied for (Legal Officer) as the subject of the email.
Applications must be submitted on or before 10th March 2026.
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