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

Support the Legal Department in delivering legal, regulatory, governance, and contract management services. Gain practical exposure to corporate legal practice within the energy sector. Assist with legal research, contract administration, compliance monitoring, and document management. Support the efficient delivery of legal and compliance services across the organization. Develop professional legal skills through structured learning and practical corporate experience.

Responsibilities or duties

Legal Support and Research:

• Conduct legal research on laws, regulations, and emerging legal developments relevant to company operations.
• Assist in preparing legal opinions.
• Support drafting of internal memoranda.
• Prepare legal summaries and briefing notes.
• Review legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Analyze compliance obligations relevant to the energy sector and corporate governance.

Contract Management:

• Assist in reviewing standard agreements.
• Assist in reviewing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
• Assist in reviewing consultancy agreements.
• Assist in reviewing service contracts and commercial agreements.
• Support contract tracking and monitoring.
• Maintain contract registers.
• Organize executed contracts and legal documentation.
• Support contract approval workflows and documentation circulation.

Compliance and Governance Support:

• Maintain legal and regulatory compliance registers.
• Track licenses and permits.
• Monitor statutory filing requirements and renewal timelines.
• Support document control processes.
• Assist in governance documentation management.
• Support implementation of compliance initiatives.
• Participate in compliance monitoring activities.

Administrative and Departmental Support:

• Support meeting scheduling and coordination.
• Assist in preparation of meeting minutes.
• Follow up on action items arising from meetings.
• Prepare reports and presentations.
• Support departmental reporting and updates.
• Perform additional legal and administrative duties assigned by the Legal Department.

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

Education:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
• Recognized institution

Areas of Interest:

• Corporate Law
• Commercial Law
• Regulatory Law
• Corporate Governance
• Energy Law

Skills and Competencies:

Legal Skills:

• Legal research
• Legal analysis
• Legal drafting
• Legal writing
• Regulatory review
• Compliance assessment
• Contract review

Governance and Compliance:

• Compliance monitoring
• Governance documentation
• Regulatory compliance tracking
• Statutory filing management

Contract Management:

• Contract administration
• Contract documentation management
• Contract tracking
• Contract register maintenance

Communication:

• Strong written communication
• Strong verbal communication
• Professional legal correspondence

Technical Skills:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Document management systems

Analytical Skills:

• Critical thinking
• Legal issue identification
• Research and interpretation of laws and regulations
• Attention to detail

Confidentiality and Ethics:

• Ability to handle confidential information
• Professional discretion
• Ethical judgment

Experience needed

Not specified.

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

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be based in Nairobi

Technical Exposure:

• Corporate Legal Practice
• Energy Sector Regulation
• Corporate Governance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Contract Management
• Legal Research
• Legal Drafting
• Compliance Registers
• Statutory Filings
• Commercial Agreements
• Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
• Consultancy Agreements
• Legal Documentation Management

Attributes:

• Professional
• Ethical
• Analytical
• Detail-oriented
• Discreet
• Organized
• Reliable
• Strong sense of confidentiality

• Conduct legal research on laws, regulations, and emerging legal developments relevant to company operations.
• Assist in preparing legal opinions.
• Support drafting of internal memoranda.
• Prepare legal summaries and briefing notes.
• Review legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Analyze compliance obligations relevant to the energy sector and corporate governance.
• Assist in reviewing standard agreements.
• Assist in reviewing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
• Assist in reviewing consultancy agreements.
• Assist in reviewing service contracts and commercial agreements.
• Support contract tracking and monitoring.
• Maintain contract registers.
• Organize executed contracts and legal documentation.
• Support contract approval workflows and documentation circulation.
• Maintain legal and regulatory compliance registers.
• Track licenses and permits.
• Monitor statutory filing requirements and renewal timelines.
• Support document control processes.
• Assist in governance documentation management.
• Support implementation of compliance initiatives.
• Participate in compliance monitoring activities.
• Support meeting scheduling and coordination.
• Assist in preparation of meeting minutes.
• Follow up on action items arising from meetings.
• Prepare reports and presentations.
• Support departmental reporting and updates.
• Perform additional legal and administrative duties assigned by the Legal Department.

• Legal research
• Legal analysis
• Legal drafting
• Legal writing
• Regulatory review
• Compliance assessment
• Contract review
• Compliance monitoring
• Governance documentation
• Regulatory compliance tracking
• Statutory filing management
• Contract administration
• Contract documentation management
• Contract tracking
• Contract register maintenance
• Strong written communication
• Strong verbal communication
• Professional legal correspondence
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Document management systems
• Critical thinking
• Legal issue identification
• Research and interpretation of laws and regulations
• Attention to detail
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Professional discretion
• Ethical judgment

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
• Recognized institution
• Corporate Law
• Commercial Law
• Regulatory Law
• Corporate Governance
• Energy Law