The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is a statutory agency charged with the responsibility of regulating and developing efficient Capital Markets in Kenya.

STUDENT ATTACHMENT – REGULATORY FRAMEWORK – 1 POSITION

Attachment Period: 3 months (non-renewable)

Responsibilities:

• Learn to draft legislative instruments such as Bills, Regulations, Rules, Policy Guidance Notes and Guidelines, and to interpret them;
• Prepare draft legal advisories in response to internal and external queries;
• Conduct legal research and comparative analysis to inform the review, drafting and interpretation of capital markets laws and policies;
• Participate in internal and external consultations on the review and approval of rules issued by securities and derivatives exchanges, central securities depositories and other selfregulatory organisations (SROs); and
• Contribute to internal consultations by providing legal input to other departments.

Minimum Requirements

• A continuing student pursuing a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree or a continuing student undertaking the Diploma in Law (Paralegal Training Programme) at the Kenya School of Law

• Learn to draft legislative instruments such as Bills, Regulations, Rules, Policy Guidance Notes and Guidelines, and to interpret them
• Prepare draft legal advisories in response to internal and external queries
• Conduct legal research and comparative analysis to inform the review, drafting and interpretation of capital markets laws and policies
• Participate in internal and external consultations on the review and approval of rules issued by securities and derivatives exchanges, central securities depositories and other selfregulatory organisations (SROs)
• Contribute to internal consultations by providing legal input to other departments

• Legal research
• Comparative analysis
• Drafting legislative instruments
• Legal advisories
• Legal input

• Continuing student pursuing a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree
• Continuing student undertaking the Diploma in Law (Paralegal Training Programme) at the Kenya School of Law