Provide legal and compliance support including drafting and reviewing contracts, monitoring litigation, conducting legal research, maintaining statutory records, preparing board documentation, and supporting regulatory compliance and corporate governance.
About Fin Kenya
Fin Kenya is a leading financial services provider committed to delivering innovative and customer-centric financial solutions that empower individuals and businesses to achieve their financial goals. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of legal compliance, corporate governance, and ethical business practices.
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will support the Company's legal function by providing legal, compliance, and corporate governance support while ensuring the organization's legal interests are safeguarded.
Key Responsibilities
1. Contract Management
Fin Kenya is a leading financial services provider committed to delivering innovative and customer-centric financial solutions that empower individuals and businesses to achieve their financial goals. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of legal compliance, corporate governance, and ethical business practices.
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will support the Company's legal function by providing legal, compliance, and corporate governance support while ensuring the organization's legal interests are safeguarded.
Key Responsibilities
1. Contract Management
- Draft, review, and vet contracts, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), and other legal agreements.
- Ensure all contracts comply with applicable laws, regulations, and Company policies.
- Maintain an organized contract management system and monitor contract renewals.
- Monitor and follow up on ongoing legal matters and court cases.
- Liaise with external advocates and other legal service providers.
- Prepare legal reports, case summaries, and management updates.
- Coordinate the preparation and filing of legal documentation.
- Maintain and update legal registers and statutory records.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting the business.
- Identify and escalate legal and regulatory risks within the required timelines.
- Support compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
- Conduct legal research and provide legal opinions on employment, commercial, contractual, and operational matters.
- Support Management by providing timely legal guidance to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Assist in reviewing Company policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance.
- Support corporate governance activities and maintain governance documentation.
- Prepare Board and Committee documentation as required.
- Maintain statutory records and assist with regulatory filings.
- Bachelor's Degree in Law (LL.B) from a recognized institution.
- Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) will be an added advantage.
- Minimum of three (3) years' relevant experience in a legal or corporate environment.
- Sound knowledge of Kenyan commercial law, employment law, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong legal drafting, contract review, and legal research skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent legal drafting and analytical skills.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
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