DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (IKM Advocates) is Hiring an Associate

DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (IKM Advocates) is a leading law firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. We are a full-service commercial law firm that has been providing legal services in Kenya for over 30 years.

IKM offers the services of a multidisciplinary team with in-depth knowledge of the Kenyan market and its legal, economic, cultural, and social specificities. We regularly advise leading private and public sector clients including multinationals, investment and commercial banks, private equity firms, governments, DFIs and family offices in numerous countries across various industry sectors including financial services, technology, consumer goods and energy.
Our relationship with DLA Piper Africa and DLA Piper provides the geographical spread required by clients and provides our people with opportunities to tap into international best practice and expertise.

Job Description

We are seeking to recruit an Associate with 3 – 5 years post-qualification experience to join our Corporate Practice Group to provide legal advisory services to clients in respect of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructuring and general corporate advisory matters. 

  • Experience with complex cross-border M&A and private equity / venture capital transactions across a range of sectors;
  • Experience working in private practice in a mid or top tier law firm;
  • Robust deal sheet and demonstrable ability to lead and manage corporate transactions;
  • Excellent technical, drafting and negotiation skills;
  • Strategic thinker, commercially astute and cognisant of recent legal and business developments;
  • Excellent skills in communication, client relations and team work;
  • Flexible and robust under pressure; and
  • Proactive, independent, innovative with a strong understanding of legal technology products and developments.

Requirements

The minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognized university;
  • Professional qualification from the Kenya School of Law;
  • Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, with a valid practicing certificate; and
  • ​Three (3) to (5) years post qualification experience, including in private practice in a mid or top tier law firm.

Benefits

The successful candidate will:

  • Join a leading regional and global network of over 4,000 lawyers across the globe;
  • Become an integral part of a leading tier 1 growing Corporate Practice;
  • Have the opportunity to regularly work across borders with experts in various developed and developing markets;
  • Be eligible for international exposure, travel and secondments;
  • Regularly work on complex, dynamic, high profile and high value matters for market leading clients; and
  • Supervise and mentor young and upcoming lawyers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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