Legal Officer job in Kenya

Legal

Nairobi

January 28, 2026

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Job Description

Job Summary

The Legal Officer will provide legal advisory, compliance, and contractual support to ensure the organization operates in line with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and managing legal documents, mitigating legal risks, and supporting corporate governance initiatives. This position is ideal for a proactive legal professional with strong analytical, research, and drafting skills.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Legal claims handling, Processing & Reserving to ensure timely and fair handling of third-party claims review judgments and settlement proposals and making further recommendations and forwarding to management for further approval.
Legal Research & Advisory – Conduct legal research and provide expert opinions.
Manage legal Diary & Case Management – Track court schedules and ensure timely witness attendance.
Regular reviewing of reserves;
Insurance Recoveries – Drive subrogation efforts to recover losses from third parties.
Maintain legal registers, track decretal deposits, and update case status
Excess Collection & Compliance – Follow up on third-party property damage (TPPD) and injury excess collection.
Complying with statutory, regulatory and internal control processes at the business units including internal and external audit recommendations
Monitoring of all suits filed against the insured’s and ensure adequate measures are maintained as per regulations;
Ensure prompt settlements of judgements as per TATs to avoid proclamations and auctioneers;
Monitoring of all suits filed against the insured’s and ensure adequate measures are maintained as per regulations.
Giving detailed and researched legal opinions on claims, litigation matters and those relating to the Company.
Managing claim costs through strategic Initiatives of the company to ensure profitability of the business