Background

PeopleLink Consultants Ltd is a leading human resource consultancy firm committed to providing exceptional services with a difference. We are seeking to recruit a qualified and experienced Legal Officer to join our client's team.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial leases, tenancy agreements, supplier contracts, and legal documentation.
• Handle tenant management, lease enforcement, breach notices, and demand letter preparations.
• Drive debt recovery strategies, manage persistent default cases, and oversee enforcement proceedings.
• Coordinate external advocates, auctioneers, process servers, and court litigation matters.
• Track and monitor all ongoing court cases, arbitrations, and legal disputes involving the company.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, proper licensing, and statutory risk management across operations.
• Advise management on legal risks, property law, and commercial dispute resolution strategies.

Qualifications

• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience.
• Direct experience working with commercial landlords, property management firms, or heavy commercial debtor portfolios.
• Strong background in commercial tenant management, lease enforcement, and debt collection.
• Demonstrated expertise in contract drafting, demand letter preparation, and litigation management.
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, communication, and case-tracking skills.

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial leases, tenancy agreements, supplier contracts, and legal documentation.
• Handle tenant management, lease enforcement, breach notices, and demand letter preparations.
• Drive debt recovery strategies, manage persistent default cases, and oversee enforcement proceedings.
• Coordinate external advocates, auctioneers, process servers, and court litigation matters.
• Track and monitor all ongoing court cases, arbitrations, and legal disputes involving the company.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, proper licensing, and statutory risk management across operations.
• Advise management on legal risks, property law, and commercial dispute resolution strategies.

• Excellent negotiation skills
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Case-tracking skills

• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience.
• Direct experience working with commercial landlords, property management firms, or heavy commercial debtor portfolios.
• Strong background in commercial tenant management, lease enforcement, and debt collection.
• Demonstrated expertise in contract drafting, demand letter preparation, and litigation management.