Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Designation: Legal Counsel
Reporting Line: Country Head of Legal
Business Unit: Legal
Location: Lusaka

Job Purpose
To support the Head of Legal, effectively and efficiently manage the in-country legal department through providing legal advisory services and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks.

Key Outputs & Responsibilities
Drafting and Reviewing agreement(s) and policies relating to Bank Operations
• Provide ongoing legal support and opinions to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management, especially on contract management and policy processes.
• Implement effective processes for security searches, and registration.
Supporting various Bank business units and the Human Capital
• Draft and review transaction documents, agreements and policies and ensure they comply with relevant statutory and/or legal requirements.
• Ensuring relevant Vendor agreement(s) contain sufficient protections for the Bank against Vendor default and/or under performance.
Provision of litigation and transactional support
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to manage legal risk relating to Bank litigation and transactions.
• Support the negotiation, drafting and vetting of documents for business transactions.
Internal and external contractual obligation(s) and documentary tracking
• Build professional stakeholder relationships, displaying excellent abilities to listen, advise, influence, negotiate and present at all levels.
• Ensure that contractual obligations relating to or involving the Bank (internal and external) are duly tracked and relevant stakeholder(s) informed.
• Tracking and storage of litigation documents and court process.
Effective teamwork, self-management and alignment with Bank values
• Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, establishing priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards.

Education Requirements
• Grade 12 School Certificate with 5 credits including English and Mathematics.
• Degree in Law, must be an advocate (member of the bar) and a post-graduate degree would be an added advantage.
• 3+ years’ experience post admission to the Bar, preferably in a banking environment or banking and finance field with experience in commercial litigation before Superior Courts of Zambia.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36 12:00:00 AM Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested Applicants who meet the job requirements should e-mail their CV’s to jobs-zm@bancabc.com. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Clearly state the position you are applying for as the subject. Closing date: Monday, 7th March, 2022.
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