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• Ensures
  that the Bank’s interests are safeguarded when preparing, reviewing and
  amending contracts or making related recommendations.
• Provides
  legal advice to various units at corporate office and branches.
• Keeps
  the Senior Management up to date on the amendments / new laws introduced
  in the country and effects, if any, on the Bank’s lending portfolio /
  operations.
• Regularly
  reviews security documents for large credit facilities to ensure that
  Bank’s interest is protected at all times.
• Ensuring
  that the Department’s loan and securities functions are adequate to
  protect Tropical bank in its lending transactions, and maintaining
  oversight of the registration and safe custody of these documents;
• Where
  required, provide company secretarial functions including preparation and
  proper maintenance of all Board Minutes and corporate documents;
  co-ordination of Board meetings, General meetings and Directors’
  workshops;
• Oversee
  Tropical Bank’s litigation activities and recovery referred for legal
  action and to ensure positive outcomes and cost minimization. This
  includes, participating in formation of litigation and recovery strategy
  for each matter, and directing the officer directly responsible for
  litigation and recoveries in the monitoring of each case to ensure that it
  is properly handled.
• Providing
  accurate legal advice to the Board of Directors and Management on all
  legal issues, and providing oversight to the external legal counsel
  contracted by Tropical Bank for any purpose;
• In
  charge of the preparation and Ownership of the Department’s budget, and
  ensuring that the operations of the Department are maintained within
  budget.
• Give
  prompt and accurate legal advice to inquiries and consultations of a legal
  nature from branches and all departments.
• In
  charge of the planning, organizing and monitoring the performance of the
  legal unit and ensuring that agreed service levels are met.

• The
  ideal candidate should preferably be an Advocate with (LLB and
  Postgraduate Diploma in Law) with in depth knowledge of the law and its
  practice with a valid practicing Certificate.
• At
  least five to seven years of relevant experience preferable with a
  financial institution.
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of commercial lending practices is desirable.
• Experience
  in retail/consumer finance will be an additional advantage.

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