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Job Title: Legal Officer
Organization: Pride
Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Duty Station:
Uganda
About US:
Pride Microfinance
Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution in
Uganda with 34 networked branches and eight contact offices countrywide, an
equal opportunity employer, regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act,
2003.
Job Summary: The Legal Officer will provide legal
services to support
business operations in
accordance with company’s
policies, procedures and
the law.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing legal services
to support business
operations in accordance with
company policies procedures and
the law. - Reviewing and drafting
loan documents, mortgages, powers
of attorney and
other loan and
security documents for
all Pride products. - Conducting searches and
verify registered collateral presented by
clients i.e. land
titles, logbooks. - Ensure timely
registration of caveats,
mortgages, debentures. - Execute/witness legal documents on
behalf of Pride
to make them
legally binding. - Representing the company
in courts of
law and any
other fora. - Drafting and reviewing agreements, legal
documents and Memorandums of
Understanding. - Participating in recovery
of written off
and bad loans. - Ensure release of
security to clients
upon completion of
a loan. - Maintaining and update registers in
the department e.g.
titles register, keys
register, searches register
e.t.c. - Assign cases to
Debt Collection Officers
for recovery and
obtain monthly reports
from them. - Liaising with external
lawyers on company
matters. - Preparing periodic reports
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Pride Legal Officer job placement should
preferably hold a Bachelor of Law
Degree from a
recognized University and
a Diploma in
Legal Practice from
Law Development Centre. - Should be an
enrolled Advocate of
the High court
of Uganda. - Candidates with a
Post graduate qualification in
Law or Business
Finance will have
an added advantage. - Must have a
valid practicing certificate. - Two years of working experience from
a reputable financial institution and
or law firm
will be an
added advantage. - Should possess 2
principal passes at
A’ level - Should possess a
credit or a
pass in Mathematics and
English at O’ level - Should be a
self-driven, dynamic, self-motivated, team
player, results oriented, analytical and
with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Age: Between 25
– 30 years.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online by following
the procedure;
- Click Here
- Create an Account
- Fill in your personal information and
upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), including all your scanned academic
credentials, 3 letters of recommendation from each of the referees and a
passport photo. - Submit online i.e. no hardcopy
deliveries will be accepted
Deadline: 21st September 2019
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