Background

Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) is a semi autonomous government agency of the Ministry of Education, Kenya. It was established through a Legal Notice No. 17 of 14th February 1986. The Institute is currently run by a council appointed by the Minister for Education. The Head of the Institute is the Director who is also the Secretary to the Council.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal opinions;
• Provide legal risk reviews and providing legal advice; and
• Review ongoing cases and advising management accordingly.
• Provide and interpret legal information;
• Conduct training and disseminating appropriate legal information to staff;
• Review and draft contracts, agreements internal policies and ensuring that they are in compliance with statutory or legal requirements;
• Monitor and report non-compliance issues;
• Handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries;
• Participate in policy development and advising on legal policy issues
• Ensure compliance with principles and values of good governance;
• Implement strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function;

Qualifications / Work Experience

• Professional Cumulative service period of three (3) year relevant work experience as a Legal Officer II or in a comparable position
• Academic Bachelors of Laws (LLB) Degree from a recognized Institution
• Academic Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law
• Professional Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK);
• Professional Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya

• Prepare legal opinions;
• Provide legal risk reviews and providing legal advice;
• Review ongoing cases and advising management accordingly.
• Provide and interpret legal information;
• Conduct training and disseminating appropriate legal information to staff;
• Review and draft contracts, agreements internal policies and ensuring that they are in compliance with statutory or legal requirements;
• Monitor and report non-compliance issues;
• Handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries;
• Participate in policy development and advising on legal policy issues
• Ensure compliance with principles and values of good governance;
• Implement strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function;

• Bachelors of Laws (LLB) Degree from a recognized Institution
• Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK);
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya