Emerge Egress Consulting is a Management & Training Consulting Firm established in 2017 based in Nairobi. We offer Recruitment, Business & Marketing Strategy and Trainings. We partner with clients in various industries.

Role Objective

A leading medium-sized law firm in Nairobi is looking for a proactive, dynamic Associate Advocate to handle Conveyancing, Real Estate, and Commercial Law transactions while executing client instructions with high diligence and professionalism.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide sound legal opinions on matters relating to property, real estate, and corporate/commercial transactions.
• Offer legal guidance to clients on the statutory processes involved in purchasing, leasing, and selling property.
• Draft, review, and negotiate Conveyancing documents, property leases, commercial contracts, security documents, and other legal instruments ensuring full compliance and proper execution.
• Drafting, reviewing, and facilitate execution of security instruments this includes documents including Charges, Mortgages, Debentures, Chattel Mortgages, Deeds of Guarantee & Indemnity, ensuring compliance with statutory execution requirements.
• Oversee transaction execution before key administrative bodies including the Lands Registry, Survey of Kenya, National Land Commission (NLC).
• Conduct thorough due diligence for property and commercial transactions, prepare sale agreements, assemble completion documents, and ensure seamless registration of documents.
• Assist with due diligence and Intellectual Property (IP) issues related to transactional matters.
• Send formal terms of engagement, fee notes, and disbursement estimates.
• Maintain proactive communication with clients and key external stakeholders, including financial institutions/mortgage lenders, estate agents, land valuers, and surveyors.
• Enhance and expand the firm’s client base through excellent client relationship management and proactive service delivery.
• Perform any other relevant legal duties as assigned by management.

Job Specifications and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with an Upper 2nd Class Honours from a recognized university.
• Post-Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law (KSL).
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Valid Practicing Certificate.
• At least 1-2 years Post-Admission Experience in a busy law firm setting.

Key Competencies

• Strong legal drafting and research skills,
• Contract negotiation, and analytical abilities.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills.
• Unquestionable integrity,
• Keen attention to detail
• Professional confidentiality.

• Provide sound legal opinions on matters relating to property, real estate, and corporate/commercial transactions.
• Offer legal guidance to clients on the statutory processes involved in purchasing, leasing, and selling property.
• Draft, review, and negotiate Conveyancing documents, property leases, commercial contracts, security documents, and other legal instruments ensuring full compliance and proper execution.
• Drafting, reviewing, and facilitate execution of security instruments this includes documents including Charges, Mortgages, Debentures, Chattel Mortgages, Deeds of Guarantee & Indemnity, ensuring compliance with statutory execution requirements.
• Oversee transaction execution before key administrative bodies including the Lands Registry, Survey of Kenya, National Land Commission (NLC).
• Conduct thorough due diligence for property and commercial transactions, prepare sale agreements, assemble completion documents, and ensure seamless registration of documents.
• Assist with due diligence and Intellectual Property (IP) issues related to transactional matters.
• Send formal terms of engagement, fee notes, and disbursement estimates.
• Maintain proactive communication with clients and key external stakeholders, including financial institutions/mortgage lenders, estate agents, land valuers, and surveyors.
• Enhance and expand the firm’s client base through excellent client relationship management and proactive service delivery.
• Perform any other relevant legal duties as assigned by management.

• Strong legal drafting and research skills
• Contract negotiation
• Analytical abilities
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills
• Unquestionable integrity
• Keen attention to detail
• Professional confidentiality

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with an Upper 2nd Class Honours from a recognized university.
• Post-Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law (KSL).
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Valid Practicing Certificate.
• At least 1-2 years Post-Admission Experience in a busy law firm setting.