PROJECT LAWYER

2025-10-10T14:07:33+00:00

FULL_TIME

Education, and Training

Lawyers & Lobbyists

2025-10-20T17:00:00+00:00

 

Kenya

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The Project Lawyer will report to the Head of Legal department and is responsible for supporting survivors of gender-based violence by offering legal advice and court representation in compliance with CREAW standards and operating procedures. They will provide assistance and technical guidance when needed.

1. Provide legal advice to clients: take their briefs, refer distressed clients for counselling, and conduct mediation between parties. Prepare pleadings and legal briefs, Court attendance 2. Provide legal representation to women and girls before various institutions and platforms, including courts of law, police stations, chiefs’ offices, and local administrative structures; 3. Initiate partnerships and liaise with state functionaries, service providers, and academia, primarily in the legal arena, to assist women and girls facing gender-based violence and other forms of discrimination; 4. Interact with a network of law enforcement authorities, government officials, service providers, and activists in the women’s movement; 5. Provide legal training and prepare training materials for partner organizations and other stakeholders; 6. In liaison with the Program officer, prepare quarterly reports of legal cases handled by the Addressing GBV project; 7. Prepare, in a timely manner, materials for both internal and external use, including reports, action materials, and submissions to be made in different forums; 8. Represent the organization in national and international forums as and when appropriate; 9. Ensuring timely and regular reporting on the project implementation to the immediate supervisor and the development partners; 10. Assigning duties and supervising the legal assistants (court clerks) and ensuring duties are carried out effectively and efficiently; 11. Coordination of research under the legal advocacy program and projects; and 12. Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time to further the vision and mission of CREAW

1. Must have excellent oral, presentation, and written communication skills. 2. Excellent interpersonal skills. 3. Have a personal commitment to work as a reliable, honest, and trustworthy team member. 4. Good judgment, tact, analytical, emotional intelligence, and negotiation skills. 5. Have customer relations skills and deal patiently with all categories of staff and clients. 6. Good time management skills and be able to deliver with minimal supervision. 7. Ability to work under competing priorities with strict deadlines. 8. Ability to handle clients who have sometimes been victims of gender-based violence. 9. Ability to contribute to the overall objectives, mission, and goals of CREAW operations

1. A degree in law (master’s in law is preferable) 2. At least 3 years of proven litigation experience in Family law and sexual & gender-based violence. 3. Fluent in spoken and written English and Swahili. 4. Previous experience working in a Toll-free environment will be an added advantage. 5. Proven writing/ drafting, communication, and analytical skills. 6. A good understanding of women’s and children’s human rights issues and a commitment to women’s rights. 7. Ability to organize, plan, and prioritize activities. 8. Proven ability to lead a team under a program 9. Demonstrate skills in computer applications and data entry 10. Must have demonstrated interest in women’s rights matters and have a good understanding and appreciation of the plight of women. 11. Working experience in project implementation and evaluation will be highly desirable 12. Must be able to work comfortably and effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds and to establish and maintain constructive working relations in a multi–cultural environment. 13. Ability to organize work and prioritize, commitment, research skills, and loyalty

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