Responsibilities of Legal Manager-Litigation

1. Files legal suits for all accounts identified by or referred to legal from the Head of Credit Recovery. This includes gathering of all significant documents and information through case management plan and setting up a case file to manage the entire process. The Holder of the position will also be responsible for managing other cases including labour, contracts, breach of mandate and others as directed by Head of Legal. 

   1. Preparation of drafts of pleadings and comprehensive instructions/briefs to external lawyers in connection with litigation involving the Bank.

   2. Involved in strategic management of external lawyers performance including recommendation for appointment, termination, distribution of instructions and setting of performance review meetings.

   3. With support from Credit, ensure that legal risk in recovery is minimized by establishing performance based contracts with Debt Collectors, private investigators, valuers and other support functions to support recoveries.

   4. Ensure that demand notices and statutory notices are issued timely and after an advise from Recovery department.

   5. Provide timely advise to the business units and management on the issues of law, compliance, corporate governance and legal framework of governing banking industry.
   6. Review of securities, contracts and all other banking and finance documents on regular basis and in particular when the case is referred for legal recovery measures.
   7. Proactively identify key legal risks and their mitigation to promote KCBT business objective and sustainability.
   8. Effective management of fees and other costs associated with litigation.
   9. Attend to Court, Tribunals, Commission for Mediation and Arbitration, Tax Tribunals on behalf the Bank.
   10. Review of securities, contracts and all other banking and finance documents.
   11. Reply to demand notices and letters from various entities including government institutions.
   12. Prepare various litigation reports for Head of Legal, Credit, Group, External Lawyers and Board
   13. Provide support to business areas and functions in relation to their legal risks and issues and provide services required to achieve their business and functional objectives.
   14. Attend to Court, Tribunals, Commission for Mediation and Arbitration, Tax Tribunals on behalf the Bank.

Qualifications of Legal Manager-Litigation

2. Experience of Legal Manager-Litigation