Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The National Legal Aid Service - NLAS is a state agency established under the Legal Aid Act 2016 with the mandate to among other functions; offer legal aid services to the vulnerable, marginalized and indigent persons. Our mandate is to provide affordable, accessible, sustainable, credible and accountable legal aid services to indigent persons in Kenya in...

Responsibilities or duties

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparation of court pleadings in the applicable court/tribunal;
• Coordinate preparation of reports on legal issues;
• Preparation of legal opinion;
• Coordination of Legal aid services in court;
• Supervision and Coordination of casework conducted by in house and external Legal Aid providers;
• Facilitate provision of legal advice to clients;
• Represent clients in all courts and tribunals;
• Watch brief in criminal matters;
• Monitoring case flow management of pro bono lawyers, legal staff, and interns;
• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Service’s activities;
• Identify and recommend appropriate areas of legislative reforms;
• Coordination and managing legal awareness and other outreach activities including pro bono programmes and law student’s internship programmes; and
• Conduct research and legal analysis.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Qualifications:

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• At least Twelve (12) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Principal Legal Aid Officer or in a comparable position in the private or the public sector;
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognized University;
• Post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya school of law;
• Certificate in Leadership Course
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate or a clearance from the Law Society of Kenya;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;

Experience needed

At least Twelve (12) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Principal Legal Aid Officer or in a comparable position in the private or the public sector;

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Please note for this position, officers may be deployed to the headquarters or regional offices.

Remuneration will be in accordance with NLAS Salary Scale:

159,916 x 14,208 – 174,124 x 14,208 – 188,332 x 14,208 – 202,540 x 14,208 – 216,748 x 14,208 – 230,956 x 14,208 – 245,164 x 14,211 – 259,375 p.m.

NOTE: NLAS Grades 1, 2 & 3 are on a three-years contract basis, renewable once while the rest are on permanent and pensionable terms

Please note that HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.

Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.

The National Legal Aid Service is an equal opportunity employer; it does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Successful candidates MUST satisfy the requirements of Leadership and Integrity as set out in Chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya and shall be required to present the following documents before being issued with an offer letter;

• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations;v
• Certificate of Clearance from Credit Reference Bureau; and
• Clearance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board or proof of ongoing repayments.

• Preparation of court pleadings in the applicable court/tribunal;
• Coordinate preparation of reports on legal issues;
• Preparation of legal opinion;
• Coordination of Legal aid services in court;
• Supervision and Coordination of casework conducted by in house and external Legal Aid providers;
• Facilitate provision of legal advice to clients;
• Represent clients in all courts and tribunals;
• Watch brief in criminal matters;
• Monitoring case flow management of pro bono lawyers, legal staff, and interns;
• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Service’s activities;
• Identify and recommend appropriate areas of legislative reforms;
• Coordination and managing legal awareness and other outreach activities including pro bono programmes and law student’s internship programmes; and
• Conduct research and legal analysis.

• At least Twelve (12) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Principal Legal Aid Officer or in a comparable position in the private or the public sector;
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognized University;
• Post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya school of law;
• Certificate in Leadership Course
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate or a clearance from the Law Society of Kenya;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;