Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitating case management for failed institutions including witness preparation, pre-trial briefings, and prosecuting or defending legal matters in court proceedings.
- Managing the panel of external legal service providers for failed institutions and assessing legal fees for High Court matters to ensure effective cost control.
- Advising on legal strategies for failed institutions.
- Managing disputes affecting failed institutions through litigation, negotiations, mediation, and arbitration processes.
- Executing conveyancing functions for failed institutions including reviewing land dispositions, conducting property searches, and attending to Land Registry matters.
- Providing legal advisory services to failed institutions by monitoring Kenya Gazette publications and tracking legislative developments affecting institutional operations.
- Drafting and reviewing contracts, Memoranda of Understanding, Service Level Agreements, and other legal instruments.
- Monitoring legislative developments in Parliament and preparing impact assessments on Corporation operations.
- Updating and maintaining documentation to support Quality Management Systems and performance standards implementation.
- Monitoring implementation of recommended legal strategies by Liquidation Agents of troubled institutions.
- Managing securities and maintaining legal document records acquired from failed institutions.
- Providing preparatory legal services to facilitate orderly winding up of institutions under liquidation.
- Developing legal opinions on debt negotiation strategies and asset recovery proposals for institutions under Asset Management and Liquidation.
Requirements
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- Cumulative period of six (6) years’ relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Legal Officer I or in a comparable position.
- Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) or any other relevant qualification from a recognized and accredited institution.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
- Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate.
- Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and in good standing.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
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