Vacancy title:
Principal Legal Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security, Category: Legal]

Jobs at:
Laikipia County Government

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, September 3 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the County Attorney: -

• Represent the County Government and its respective entities in legal proceedings to which the County is a party;
• Conduct litigation risk assessments, reviews and prepare mitigation plans as preventative measures;
• Negotiate, Draft, review, agreements or contract and other legal documents for and on behalf of the County Government and its entities
• Coordinating litigation management by liaising with external counsel to ensure adequate representation of the county in litigious matters
• Act as county coordinator for county courts sin prosecution of cases on non compliance of county laws;
• Negotiate on behalf of the county and conduct alternative dispute resolution on matters where the county is a member;
• Draft and review, legal opinions, advisories, guidelines and policies for and on behalf of the County Government and its entities;
• Ensure contracts and agreements life cycle management;
• Ensuring compliance and renewals of all the licenses, contracts, agreements and permits by the County Government and its entities;
• Advise on privacy laws, data protection matters, including data processing activities, data subject rights and security measures;
• Conduct legal research and keep entites upto date on national legislative changes affecting the county government;
• Liaise with departments where necessary to fulfil their obligations as legal counsel;
• Perform any other function as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the duties and the exercise of the powers of the County Attorney

Requirements for Appointment

• Have a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) degree from a recognized institution;
• Have a post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Have a current Advocates Practicing License;
• Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya and in good standing;
• Have not less than 6 years of post-qualification experience in law; and

Possession of a Masters degree in the relevant discipline will be an added advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit their applications through the Google Forms Link provided at the County Website and follow instructions.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL APPLICANTS

• All applications shall be through the Google Forms Link provided to be received on or before 3rd  September 2025.
• Applications and all other attachments should be attached as ONE PDF document of not more than 5MBs.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and will be required to present their original academic and Professional documents during interview.
• Laikipia County Public Service Board only contacts through the number +254715052 052 and does not charge any fee at any point of the recruitment stages.
• Any form of canvasing will lead to automatic disqualification.
• The County Government of Laikipia is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and gender equality. Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.
• Successful candidates must satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Applications shall be addressed to: -

The Secretary/CEO,
Laikipia County Public Service Board,
P.O Box 52-20300,
NYAHURURU. 

Interested and qualified? Go to Laikipia County Government on docs.google.com to apply

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