a) Job Specifications
Duties and responsibilities: –
- Preparing legal briefs on case files;
- Drafting of agreements, contracts, leases and maintaining records of such transactions;
- Liaising with external legal counsel on legal matters affecting the Corporation.
- Verifying all contracts, agreements, leases in which the Corporation enters into to ensure compliance;
- Undertaking research on assigned legal issues;
- Vetting and verification of documents before execution by authorized representatives of the Corporation;
- Preparing witnesses and the evidence as well as presenting the same in court while kee ping an updated record of all court cases;
- Collaborating and corresponding with external advocates on all pending court cases;
- Attending to internal company queries of legal nature in the facilitation of normal business;
- Responding to inquiries regarding specific case files;
- Initiating payment of legal fees for external lawyers;
- Undertake the legal review of legislative framework of KEPHIS;
- Ensuring proper documentation of all legal Documents;
- Attending court hearings where the Corporation is an interested party.
b) Persons Specification
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a university recognized in Kenya;
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law;
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
- Current Practicing Certificate;
- Membership to Law Society of Kenya;
- Proficiency in ICT;
- Interpersonal, communication and analytical skills;
- Knowledge of public service regulations and procedures;
- Be a team player, high degree of integrity, self-driven, honest and ability to work independently and meet deadlines;
- Be conversant with the laws of the country and the common practice of the field;
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft office packages.
- Problem-solving skills;
- Good communication, data analysis, report writing and presentation skills;
- Compliance with chapter six of the constitution.
c) Skills
- Technical skills;
- Drafting skills
- Planning skills;
- Reporting skills;
- Interpersonal relationship skills;
- Communication skills;
- Problem-solving skills;
- Computer literacy and proficiency skills;
- Data analysis and presentation skills.
d) Competencies
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Ability to work independently and in a team;
- Ability to multi-task;
- An understanding of the planning process from start to completion;
- Experience using IT systems including database management; and
- Excellent administrative capabilities.
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