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Legal Officer at Caritas MFB
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (19 Oct 2026) Deadline: 30 Oct 2026 Updated about 4 hours ago
How to Apply
Apply via the Caritas MFB self‑service portal at selfservice.caritas-mfb.co.ke.
Job Description
The Legal Officer provides comprehensive legal support to Caritas MFB, managing contract documentation, security filings, and case administration. Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing legal agreements, overseeing security documentation, and conducting legal research to mitigate risk. The role also coordinates with external counsel and ensures compliance with banking regulations.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Law (BA/BSc/HND) or Diploma in Legal Studies
- • Minimum 3 years of experience in a bank’s legal department, with at least 6 months of pupilage
- • Strong knowledge of banking regulations, contract law, and security documentation
- • Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- • Ability to multitask, conduct legal research, and produce clear legal opinions
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Manage security documentation and contract administration, ensuring proper custody and access control
- • Draft, review, and finalize contracts, leases, memoranda of understanding, and other legal agreements
- • Conduct case management, including issuing and responding to demand letters, filing suits, and preparing court documents
- • Scrutinize credit and security documents for accuracy and compliance
- • Provide legal opinions on risks affecting the bank and advise internal stakeholders
- • Coordinate with external lawyers to ensure timely perfection of securities and legal filings
- • Perform audits of security documents and maintain comprehensive records