PARALEGAL

ALN KENYA | ANJARWALLA & KHANNA

ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP (ALN Kenya) is one of the leading corporate law firms in Kenya and is the largest full-service corporate law firm in East Africa with over 100 lawyers. ALN Kenya has offices in Nairobi, Mombasa and affiliate offices in Dubai (ALN UAE | Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) and Tanzania (ALN Tanzania | A&K Tanzania) which provide corporate and commercial legal services. ALN Kenya is well-positioned to provide comprehensive legal advice to local, regional and international clients.

ALN Kenya has been widely recognised as a leader by top directories and institutions. The firm has won various international awards, including the ‘African Law Firm of the Year – Large Practice’ award at the African Legal Awards five times since the launch of the award in 2013, including in 2020. This prestigious award recognises the firm’s excellence, achievements and innovation from within Africa’s legal community. ALN Kenya is also ranked in ‘Band 1’ in Kenya by various legal guides, including Chambers Global, IFLR1000, and Legal 500.

ALN Kenya is the founding member of ALN, an alliance of leading corporate law firms currently in fourteen key African jurisdictions and the UAE, providing seamless and effective legal, advisory and transactional services across the continent. ALN has a presence in Francophone, Anglophone, and Arabic-speaking Africa: Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. ALN also has a regional office in Dubai, UAE, which serves as a gateway to the Gulf region and beyond.

Roles and Responsibilities

In more detail, the areas of responsibility include:

• Assisting the Associate to prepare standard transaction documentation for real estate matters.
• Assisting in the preparation of completion checklists document for real estate matters.
• Analysing transaction documents and confirming that the formalities at each stage of the transaction have been done correctly.
• Preparing correspondence relating to real estate matters.
• Maintaining accurate and timely status reports on the transactional progress of various legal matters using digital tools.
• Handling and promptly responding to queries from lawyers on the progress made on transactions.
• Drafting stamp duty generation guides and other guides related to raising processes.
• Preparing and issuing lawyer-approved instructions to the registry service providers.
• Following up with the independent registry service providers and maintaining accurate and timely status reports on the transactional progress of real estate matters.
• Preparing complete instructions/memos to the independent registry service providers, reviewing the invoices from the independent registry service providers to ensure that they correspond with the approved instructions and purchase orders.
• Assisting the lawyers to undertake any file and account reconciliations on matters.
• Assisting in preparation and filing standard transaction documentation for various legal matters.
• Conducting online company searches, land searches and other searches utilising digital registry systems.
• Assisting in the preparation of standard forms for real estate matters in connection with any registry process.
• Assisting in the preparation of pre and post registration checklists and verifying that registry formalities have been executed correctly.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with team members and independent registry service providers.
• Filing of stamped or registered documents in the relevant online document management platforms including Worksite or managing transactional virtual data rooms.
• Assisting in undertaking reconciliations and file closing procedures as may be instructed from time to time.
• Performing other tasks as deemed appropriate by the firm.

Location: The role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with travel within and outside East Africa.

Experience and personal qualities

The following experience is preferred:

• Must have a Diploma in law (Paralegal studies) from a recognised institution.
• A minimum of at least two (2) years of relevant work experience of progressive working.
• Must have excellent computer skills and proficient in excel and word programmes.
• Must have good understanding of the Legal Profession.

The following personal qualities are preferred:

• Ability to multi-task in a complex and demanding environment.
• Must be analytical, detail and results oriented individual.
• Ability to build and maintain highly effective working relationships with a range of people (both internally and externally).
• Must have the ability to work within strict deadlines and limited supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly with a range of people from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to learn quickly in a highly dynamic and fast-moving environment.
• Excellent emotional intelligence, including empathy, awareness and the ability to develop highly collaborative relationships.
• A skilled influencer and decisive thinker with the courage to raise challenges with credibility and sensitivity.
• Action-orientated, entrepreneurial and innovative.
• Commitment to A&K’s mission and strong ethical integrity.
• Commitment to teamwork.

How to apply:

• If your career aspirations match this opportunity, please submit your application A&K/PL/25 before 6:00 p.m. (EAT) Thursday,30th October 2025.