Job Description
DEPUTY MANAGER - LEGAL
To assist the Team Leader in guiding and advising the Regional/Retained/Panel lawyers and advises other business/operational divisions on legal matters with regard to SME Banking and Business Banking
THE JOB
- To prepare title reports, draft and execute mortgage bonds within the intended time frame for loans of higher value & To draft reschedulement offer letters
- To attend to all post execution processes and following up the registrations of the security documents and per the bank's policy and other regulations
- To lodge such title documents with the safe custody & To attend to security releases including the execution of Deed of Releases
- • To assist the Team Leader in guiding the Regional Lawyers in checking and amending drafts of mortgage bonds and other related security documents drafted by the Retained/Panel Lawyers and in checking and making recommendations on title reports submitted by branch Retained/Panel lawyers
- To assist the Team Leader in guiding the Regional Lawyers with regard to title reports and mortgage bonds and other related security documents prepared by them
- To assist the Team Leader in sourcing and recruiting Retained/Panel Lawyers for branches
- To provide legal opinion based on applicable policies and laws
- To ensure complete compliance with all applicable regulations both internal and external with regards to branch legal work
- To assist the Team Leader in conducting periodical legal audits by vising branches located island wide
- To be up-to-date on new laws applicable to the bank and industries that deal with the SME branch network
- To ensure that the bank is well protected in all contracts, as per legal framework and applicable policies
- To ensure that non-negotiable clauses of the legal and other related documents are adhered to, as per the bank's policy
- To attend to legal negotiations and correspondence & To support litigation management as needed
THE PERSON
- Possess a Bachelor's degree in Legal or Attorney at Law/Notary Public
- Possess 05 years' of experience in conveyancing, company law and banking law
- Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Good Planning & Organizing Skills
- Ability to pay attention to details & be accurate
Position is at Deputy Manager Level
Please login to https://www.ndbbank.com/careers to apply on or before 25th April 2024.
We will correspond only with the shortlisted applicants
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