Legal Clerk Job Careers – Centenary Bank

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Job Title:  Legal
Clerk

Organization:  Centenary Bank

Duty Station:
 Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:
Legal Manager – Litigation

Grade/Rank: 1A

About US:

Centenary Bank is a
commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the
Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator

Job Summary:   Service
of court process, attendance at land and companies’ registries, data inputting,
filing court and statutory documents/returns, maintaining internal filing
system, and any legal related support functions in accordance with the bank
policy

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Filing of court related documents, proper
service delivery of court process and other legal correspondence on clients,
counter parties or law firms as needed.

·       Prepare summons, obtaining hearing notices
and initiating action for court issuance of hearing notices to ensure progress
on case files and good management of the Bank’s case inventory.

·       Create and maintain diaries/journals on the
respective court files and their corresponding advocates fees/disbursements
notes.

·       Create and update files for other non-court
matters for example debt collection, notices of intention to sue and maintain
journals on the respective files.

·       Receive, register and store securely all
incoming land titles from branches and contracted law firms.

·       Maintenance of an organized filing system
that is opening, updating and actioning court case files and obtaining of
copies of pleadings from external counsel.

·       Maintain and update all electronic and manual
registers in the department.

·       Provide office support and perform
administrative duties

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal applicant must hold a Diploma in
law (LDC). A degree in any field will be an added advantage.

·       At least four years’ experience in a
reputable and busy law firm with knowledge and exposure to court processes and
systems of various government registries

·       Planning and Organizing including maintaining
integrity of the records/file registry.

·       Report writing and computer proficiency in
Ms. Word and Excel Programs

·        Agile,
self-driven and a good team player

How to Apply:

All interested and qualifies
candidates Download an Application For Employment form from the link below


Click Here

Fill the form and
enclose an application letter, updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), plus copies of
all academic credentials, testimonials and contact details of three competent
referees.

General Manager
Human Resource Centenary Bank, Mapeera House, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 1892,
Kampala.

Note: We
appreciate the interest you have shown in growing the Bank business with our
team. However only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Deadline: 9th March 2020 by 5:00 pm

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