Legal Clerk Job Careers – Centenary Bank
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
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