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Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: Providing legal guidance on contractual and statutory obligations binding on the College; Providing and interpreting legal information, conducting training, and disseminating appropriate legal requirements to staff; Safeguarding the College’s interests and ensuring that they are adequately defended before the courts; Managing, reviewing, and monitoring the progress of all outstanding litigation; Liaising with the College’s appointed Advocates to ensure they act in the College’s interest while handling cases on its behalf; Ensuring the College complies with constitutional, regulatory, and other relevant laws in force through the provision of legal advisory services and contractual risks are efficiently managed; Documenting and maintaining a record of all enforcement and compliance assignments undertaken by the College personnel and developing legal accountability structures in relation to enforcement of assignments; Maintaining a Register of Regulations, Rules, Guidelines, and By-Laws that affect the College; Drafting of the Legal College’s legal regulations, rules, or guidelines; Establishing and managing the College’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism; Developing the College’s proactive and preventive legal policies and strategies aimed at forestalling disputes, controversies, and litigation; Preparing, reviewing, and modifying contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities, and negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions; Conducting legal due diligence on all prospective Lessees, Licencees, Partners or other third parties with whom the College is to enter a legal relationship with; and Developing and vetting policy papers and instruments with legal implications for approval by the Board.
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- Cumulative service period of nine (9) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) years should have been in the grade of Senior Legal Officer or in a comparable position;
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognised institution;
- Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law;
- Membership of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK);
- Be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
- Certificate in Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognised institution;
- Proficiency in computer applications; and
- Demonstrated managerial, administrative, and professional competence in work performance and results.
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