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Overview
Work History
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Certification
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Lydia Muiruri

Legal & Compliance Officer

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ready to seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Legal & Compliance Officer

Interswitch East Africa (Kenya) Limited
02.2020 - Current
  • Monitor changes in relevant laws to stay abreast of procedures and provide legal updates.
  • Carry out KYC and Due Diligence Check and sanctuon checks on Clients and Vendors
  • Maintain a contract base to manage paper and electronic filing system.
  • Drafting and reviewing internal policies.
  • Prepare and Submit monthly reports.
  • Draft and review of client and vendors contracts.
  • Offer legal and regulatory insight on upcoming projects.

Legal & Compliance Intern

Interswitch, Africa (Kenya) Limited
09.2019 - 01.2020
  • Interswitch East Africa Limited is an Integrated Digital Payments and Commerce Company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money between individuals and organizations
  • Duties and Responsibilities
  • Management of departmental records :
  • Filling and maintenance of documents in a systematic manner
  • Proper organization and labeling of files to ensure ease of retrieval by the legal team
  • Carrying out KYC and Due Diligence Check on Clients and Vendors
  • Partial contribution to the departmental monthly reports
  • Managing the department's correspondence
  • Contract Management :
  • Drafting and review of contracts in the prescribed manner
  • Circulation of all physical forms of contracts for approval
  • Management of contracts from drafting to execution by the relevant parties
  • Timely retrieval of required documents on request
  • Digitization of legal records

Student Attaché

Kenya Law Reform
07.2018 - 12.2018


Kenya Law Reform Commission is a statutory body tasked with the role of reviewing all the laws of Kenya

Additionally, the commission prepares new legislation which gives effect to the Constitution of Kenya, 2010


Duties and responsibilities

Researching various legal issues as instructed by senior researchers

Attending conferences and meetings and coming up with a report

Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.

Demonstrated leadership skills in team project from concept to completion.

Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.

Education

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT - undefined

Bachelor Of Law (LLB) Degree -

Kenyatta University
08.2015 - 12.2019

Post Graduate Diploma - Law

Kenya School of Law
01.2020 - 02.2023

Skills

Strong analytical techniques such as KYC analysis, Sanction and PEP Screening

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Accomplishments

  • Facilitated the Company’s ongoing transition to a paperless system.

Certification

AMLTraining London Institute of Business Management

Timeline

AMLTraining London Institute of Business Management

01-2023

Legal & Compliance Officer

Interswitch East Africa (Kenya) Limited
02.2020 - Current

Post Graduate Diploma - Law

Kenya School of Law
01.2020 - 02.2023

Legal & Compliance Intern

Interswitch, Africa (Kenya) Limited
09.2019 - 01.2020

Student Attaché

Kenya Law Reform
07.2018 - 12.2018

Bachelor Of Law (LLB) Degree -

Kenyatta University
08.2015 - 12.2019

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT - undefined

Lydia MuiruriLegal & Compliance Officer