Legal OfficerI | SHA/206/2025

Deadline: Nov. 18, 2025, 6 p.m.

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelors Degree
Job Term:Permanent and Pensionable
Position Level:SHA 7
Number of positions:1
Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Cumulative service period of three (3) years relevant work experience at the grade of Legal Officer II or in a comparable position;

Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution;

Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law;

Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate;

Proficiency in computer applications; and

Showed merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Responsibilities:
You will provide professional legal advice, prepare legal briefs, represent the Authority in courts, and draft legal instruments to defend and safeguard the interests of the Authority.

Key Responsibilities:

Rendering professional legal advice for any legal action to be initiated and/or defending the interests of the Authority;

Preparing legal briefs for the initiation of legal action;

Preparing and interpreting legal opinions and offering guidance on legal requirements;

Supervising training of Legal Clerks, interns, and other staff when necessary;

Maintaining and ensuring proper management of the records of the legal department are up to date and producing quarterly reports on the same;

Working collaboratively with other organizations and networks where appropriate, locally,

Prosecuting for and representing the Authority in law courts and quasi-judicial tribunals;

Drafting and reviewing legal instruments and policy documents on behalf of the Authority;

Advising on negotiations and taking part in commercial transactions;

Drafting of contracts, leases, licenses, and MOUs;

Engaging and liaising with stakeholders on behalf of the Authority;

Legal research and assignments; and

Undertaking additional tasks and responsibilities which may arise from time to time, relevant to the post.

• Rendering professional legal advice for any legal action to be initiated and/or defending the interests of the Authority;
• Preparing legal briefs for the initiation of legal action;
• Preparing and interpreting legal opinions and offering guidance on legal requirements;
• Supervising training of Legal Clerks, interns, and other staff when necessary;
• Maintaining and ensuring proper management of the records of the legal department are up to date and producing quarterly reports on the same;
• Working collaboratively with other organizations and networks where appropriate, locally,
• Prosecuting for and representing the Authority in law courts and quasi-judicial tribunals;
• Drafting and reviewing legal instruments and policy documents on behalf of the Authority;
• Advising on negotiations and taking part in commercial transactions;
• Drafting of contracts, leases, licenses, and MOUs;
• Engaging and liaising with stakeholders on behalf of the Authority;
• Legal research and assignments;
• Undertaking additional tasks and responsibilities which may arise from time to time, relevant to the post.

• Cumulative service period of three (3) years relevant work experience at the grade of Legal Officer II or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law;
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Showed merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

• Cumulative service period of three (3) years relevant work experience at the grade of Legal Officer II or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law;
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Showed merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.