Kwale County is located in south coast of Kenya.

Responsibilities or duties

• Implementing strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function.
• Ensuring compliance with the policy, legal requirements and provisions in all the undertakings of the County.
• Undertaking research on specific legal areas.
• Safeguarding the interests of the county in all legal matters.
• Identifying issues and areas for legal policy formulation and review.
• Identifying legal risks, and developing mitigation measures.
• Negotiating disputes with a view to settling them out of court.
• Drafting legal opinions and reports on various issues affecting the County.
• Undertaking legal audits to measure the County’s level of compliance with various legal requirements.
• Drafting, vetting, reviewing, leases, agreements and memorandums of understanding; preparing progress reports on court cases; handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
• Monitoring and reporting non-compliance issues.
• Reviewing ongoing cases and advising management accordingly.
• Giving legal advice, appear before any court, Tribunal and or commission conducting litigation for and/or against the County Government and its Department, Conducting advocate – client interviews.
• Drafting court pleadings; Drafting and reviewing of Contracts, Revision of Laws, drafting legislative documents to wit Bills, Regulations, Policies, By-laws and adhering to instructions given by supervisors.

Qualifications or requirements

• Served in the grade of Senior Legal Counsel for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
• Been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Current practicing Certificate
• Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Compliance with Chapter Six of the Constitution, 2010
• Demonstrated professional competence and merit as reflected in work performance and results.

Experience needed

3 years

• Implementing strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function.
• Ensuring compliance with the policy, legal requirements and provisions in all the undertakings of the County.
• Undertaking research on specific legal areas.
• Safeguarding the interests of the county in all legal matters.
• Identifying issues and areas for legal policy formulation and review.
• Identifying legal risks, and developing mitigation measures.
• Negotiating disputes with a view to settling them out of court.
• Drafting legal opinions and reports on various issues affecting the County.
• Undertaking legal audits to measure the County’s level of compliance with various legal requirements.
• Drafting, vetting, reviewing, leases, agreements and memorandums of understanding; preparing progress reports on court cases; handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
• Monitoring and reporting non-compliance issues.
• Reviewing ongoing cases and advising management accordingly.
• Giving legal advice, appear before any court, Tribunal and or commission conducting litigation for and/or against the County Government and its Department, Conducting advocate – client interviews.
• Drafting court pleadings; Drafting and reviewing of Contracts, Revision of Laws, drafting legislative documents to wit Bills, Regulations, Policies, By-laws and adhering to instructions given by supervisors.

• Computer application skills
• Legal research
• Legal drafting
• Litigation
• Negotiation
• Policy formulation
• Risk management
• Legal auditing
• Contract review
• Compliance monitoring

• Served in the grade of Senior Legal Counsel for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
• Been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Current practicing Certificate
• Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Compliance with Chapter Six of the Constitution, 2010
• Demonstrated professional competence and merit as reflected in work performance and results.