Legal Specialist

Role objectives

Legal Compliance & Research

• Conduct legal research on employment, corporate, and data protection laws in CTG’s countries of operation.
• Support compliance monitoring with local and international regulations, maintaining a centralised tracking overview.
• Assist with entity registrations and legal setups in new jurisdictions, under the guidance of CTG’s Senior Legal Counsel.

Contract Support

• Draft, review, and update standard commercial and employment-related agreements (e.g. NDAs, service contracts, MoUs), using established templates and guidance.
• Support contract review processes by identifying risks and issues for escalation to the Senior Legal Counsel.
• Assist with the legal review of Request for Proposals, Request for Quotations and other tender documents.

Corporate Governance & Risk Support

• Support administrative aspects of intellectual property and data privacy matters.
• Track and draft renewals of leases, vendor contracts, and compliance filings to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist with dispute-related documentation and coordination with external counsel, as required.
• Manage legal entity renewals and coordinate with external counsel and stakeholders as needed to keep CTG’s global entities in good standing

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Finance, HR, and Operations teams to support day-to-day legal needs.
• Respond to internal legal queries within defined scope and escalate complex matters as appropriate.

Administrative & Documentation Support

• Support the completion of required administrative processes in Dubai, including attestations and related formalities.
• Maintain and regularly update trackers related to legal activities and compliance.
• Ensure the central SharePoint is populated in a timely manner with all legal documents, with the proper file names in line with CTG legal framework.

Project reporting

• This role reports to the Senior Legal Counsel.

Key competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (Company or Commercial Law [CR1.1][NC1.2]focus preferred). Solicitor/Bar certification (or equivalent) is an advantage but not required.
• 3–4 years of relevant legal experience in a corporate or commercial law setting. Experience supporting multinational or international organisations is desirable.
• Exposure to fragile or conflict-affected contexts is an asset but not essential.
• Fluent English (mandatory); Arabic and/or French is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Solid legal research and drafting capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Practical, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Team management

• This role has no team management responsibilities.

Further information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Please note that the position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, candidates must have the right to work in Kenya.