Senior Legal Associate- Head of Legal

Britam Life Assurance Co. (K) Ltd.

June 2016 to Actually working here

In charge of the legal issues for the Life Assurance Company with a direct report to the Legal head of Insurance business in the interim and the Director of Legal & Co. Secretary. I am now tasked inter alia with the following tasks:
? Providing strategic guidance to the company on legal risks/ opportunities.
? A member of the management committee; mortgage committee; strategy committee and product development committees where my key role is to provide sound legal advice.
? Provide leadership and supervision to a pool of Legal analysts and assistants through the enforcements of employee career development and motivation policies.

Senior Legal Associate

Britam Life Assurance Co. (K) Ltd.

January 2016 to June 2016

? Tasked with providing legal advisory to management across the various life divisions.
? Product Development- Currently working on an alternative pension investment income channel- QROPS- and doing the legal structuring & framework.
? Charged with organizing departmental calendar which includes the departmental work plan, advocates engagements, social and team building activities.
? Legal representative at the Life Company?s Management Committee Meetings where I take the minutes.
? Drafting and negotiating corporate contracts.
? Ensuring compliance to laws and regulations affecting the various business platforms.

Legal Associate

Britam Life Assurance Co. (K) Ltd.

January 2014 to December 2015

? Repeatedly reduced legal expenses by bringing legal work in- house and effectively managing outside counsel.
? Drafting and negotiating all material corporate contracts.
? Administered projects as lead advisor on legal issues such as: an IT transformation project dubbed ?Project Jawabu?; as well as several product development projects of Insurance and Investments products in the local, regional and International markets.
? Supervise and coach the pool of legal assistants and interns in the team.
? Developed operational processes and procedures for the legal department such as induction manual; standard operating procedures manual; conflict of Interest policy; corporate governance manual and a star employee policy (employee of the month policy).
? Formulate and lead trainings and seminars on vital legal topics: Succession Law (2011 & 2012), Constitution 2010 (2013), Marriage Act (2014), Property Rights (2015) as value addition to my fellow colleagues.

Legal Assistant

Britam Asset Managers (Kenya) Ltd

January 2012 to December 2013

? Crafted creative solutions to legal issues raised in the launch of cutting-edge products as a member of the product development committee
? Carried out statutory compliance and anti-money laundering compliance checks for new business investments
? Drafted and negotiated a broad array of real estate contracts, including commercial and residential leases, brokerage agreements, property management contracts, and vendor contracts.
? Maintained top notch stakeholder engagements with lawyers in the panel, corporate trustees, banks and key government offices.
? Executed the company?s strategic initiative to expand into the East African region through active participation in the setup of subsidiaries in Uganda and Rwanda.
? Coordinated some company secretarial tasks like minute taking and AGM coordination.
? Advised on company and products trademarks and copyright as per the regulatory regime.

Legal Intern

Britam General Insurance

July 2011 to December 2011

? Performed research in various legislations, pleadings and case briefs.
? Attended court to watch brief in civil, industrial court and criminal case matters.
? Custodian of the department?s data management system and document folder.

Diploma in International Studies

Currently studying

Post Graduate Diploma in Law

Currently studying

Masters in International Relations- Development Studies

Currently studying

Bachelors of Law

Currently studying

Career Goals

To be an accountable, efficient, responsible leader of high caliber and use my creative abilities for the purpose of effecting real change in society.

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Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

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