Job Description

Legal Officer

Organization: SimplePay Capital

Department: Collections/Operations

Location: Tanzania

Reports to: Operations Manager

Job Purpose

Manage the Company’s legal recovery process by coordinating litigation activities for defaulted loan accounts, ensuring timely court filings, summons management, legal follow-ups, and debt recovery while safeguarding the Company’s legal interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Litigation management: Review files, prepare and file civil recovery cases, and maintain an updated litigation register.
• Court process management: Prepare and process summons, liaise with courts on hearing dates, track cases, and attend proceedings as required.
• Summons management: Ensure summons are served through approved channels and maintain proof of service.
• Case follow-up: Maintain a hearing calendar, follow up on adjourned cases, obtain judgments, and coordinate execution.
• Debt recovery: Work with Branch Managers, Collections Officers, and Regional Managers to maximize recovery. Encourage and document out-of-court settlements.
• Documentation: Maintain complete legal files, including agreements, demand letters, summons, court orders, judgments, and settlements.
• Reporting: Prepare weekly and monthly reports on cases filed, pending cases, judgments, recoveries, and issues requiring management attention.
• Compliance: Ensure litigation activities comply with Tanzanian law and protect confidential customer information.

Key Performance Indicators

• Cases filed on time and summons served within the required timelines.
• Recovery amounts achieved through litigation and the number of cases concluded.
• Average turnaround time from default to court filing and the court attendance rate.
• Accuracy of legal documentation and timely submission of weekly status reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B).
• An Advocate’s Practising Certificate is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of civil litigation, debt recovery, and Tanzanian court processes.
• Strong report-writing, communication, and Microsoft Office skills.
• Fluency in English and Swahili.
• At least two years of experience in legal practice, debt recovery, or litigation.
• Experience in the financial or microfinance sector is an added advantage.

Core Competencies

• Integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Excellent negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple cases and work effectively under pressure.

• Litigation management: Review files, prepare and file civil recovery cases, and maintain an updated litigation register.
• Court process management: Prepare and process summons, liaise with courts on hearing dates, track cases, and attend proceedings as required.
• Summons management: Ensure summons are served through approved channels and maintain proof of service.
• Case follow-up: Maintain a hearing calendar, follow up on adjourned cases, obtain judgments, and coordinate execution.
• Debt recovery: Work with Branch Managers, Collections Officers, and Regional Managers to maximize recovery. Encourage and document out-of-court settlements.
• Documentation: Maintain complete legal files, including agreements, demand letters, summons, court orders, judgments, and settlements.
• Reporting: Prepare weekly and monthly reports on cases filed, pending cases, judgments, recoveries, and issues requiring management attention.
• Compliance: Ensure litigation activities comply with Tanzanian law and protect confidential customer information.

• Strong report-writing skills
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Office skills
• Negotiation skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills
• Time-management skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B).
• An Advocate’s Practising Certificate is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of civil litigation, debt recovery, and Tanzanian court processes.
• Fluency in English and Swahili.