Head Commercial Legal at Equity Bank Kenya

Role Purpose & Responsibilities Summary:

The purpose of the role is to oversee the provision of commercial legal services and advise the Business and other teams of Equity Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Inculcation of legal risk culture and management of legal risk in the business operations of the Group.
• Manage the Commercial Legal department in the Group Legal Function.
• Lead, support, manage, mentor, and develop a team of lawyers and other department resources to execute excellently in support of business strategy execution.
• Negotiation of complex contracts in the interest of Equity Group.
• Assist the Group Chief Legal Officer in the management of the Group Legal Function.
• Development of knowledge management solutions and initiatives for the Group Legal Function.
• Oversee the development and compilation of precedents, standard forms, and templates to support legal analysis, advisory work, and quick document turn-around in support of business in coordination with the relevant business and functional units.
• Supervise and manage M&A and other strategic legal projects as appropriate.
• Work closely with the Operations and Business teams of the Group to manage legal risk.
• Supervise and coordinate the preparation oi briefs regarding legal due diligence on counterparties.
• Assist in recruiting and managing external legal counsels and service providers, including negotiating cost-effective fee arrangements.
• Assist in recruiting and managing internal legal counsel including evaluating their performance.
• Provide legal and strategic advice to business leaders in Equity Group.
• Coordinate the drafting of Equity Group standard templates and agreements relevant to the business.
• Oversee the compilation of knowledge resources and precedents gathered in past transactions.
• Perform such other assignments as may be required from time to time by the Group Chief Legal Officer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience practicing Law.
• Admitted to the bar either in Kenya, Uganda, or Tanzania
• An LLM or MBA is an added advantage.