Legal Officer – Claims GB
Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
Date Posted | October 20, 2022 |
Category |
Insurance
Legal |
Job Type |
Full-time
|
Currency | KES |
Description
Responsible for presenting the company’s legal interests in claims settlement, offering legal advice, negotiations and defending the company against third party claims and suits and pursuing reinsurance recoveries.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Engaging in negotiations with third party claimants with a view to negotiating out of court settlement
- Pursuing third party recoveries to enhance savings made by the company
- Responding to demand letters from external advocates
- Legal compliance with the court procedures
- Liaison with external advocates
- Conducting legal research –legal advice and legal opinions
- Performing legal analysis of claims
- Registration of claims
- Appointment of external service providers e.g. doctors, investigators etc.; and
- Maintaining and updating the court hearings dates
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Law or in a related field
Professional Qualifications
- Postgraduate diploma in law (Admission to the bar and holder of a current practicing certificate is a requirement)
Experience
- Up to three (3) years’ relevant experience
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good analytical skills
- Computer literate in MS Office and other office applications
- Understanding of the working environment /competitors
- Technical competence in insurance
- Basic knowledge of regulations by AKI and IRA