Barclays Bank of Botswana,Legal Liaison Officer Jobs in Botswana

The primary focus of the role is to maximise the recovery rates within the
charge off portfolio, the incumbent role must instruct attorneys to enforce
legal steps against the customers in order to realise outstanding debts or
assets within the portfolio to support the attorneys by providing them with all
required documentation to proceed with the legal steps within the agreed
timelines.

• To
  identify all matters that are fit for litigation timeously, in line with
  the legal strategy and instruct attorneys to initiate legal action.
• To
  prepare and submit all required litigation documentation to attorneys to
  enforce legal steps.
• To
  monitor progress of these matters with attorneys to ensure that the
  business is kept abreast with the developments.
• To
  negotiate settlements on accounts and maximise recovery on delinquent
  accounts prior to instructing the attorneys for litigation.
• Deliver
  acceptable blended recovery rates in line with the collections and
  recovery strategy.
• To
  ensure that litigation instructions are only pursued on matters where it’s
  financially viable to do so.
• To
  cancel accounts timeously where agreed and ensure settlements are received
  to safeguard against potential reputational challenges.
• Report
  all risk and loss events as a result of fraud or error. Report this to the
  risk manager and/or relevant parties to mitigate possible losses which may
  be incurred.

• Working
  with people
• Deciding
  and initiating action
• Relating
  and networking
• Persuading
  and influencing
• Applying
  expertise and technology
• Analysing
• Planning
  and organising

• Diploma
  in Law
• Two
  (2) years’ experience within the legal collections environment
• Proficient
  in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and Internet)