Senior Legal Officer at National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Reference Responsibility

• Ensuring that all NEMA legal instruments are developed and filed on time.
• Maintaining records of all legal documents.
• Filing legal documents in court.
• Maintaining and updating the Registry for Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in consultation with other government agencies.
• Preparing briefs and coordinating preparatory meetings for Kenya’s delegation to international meetings relating to MEA’s.
• Assisting in the development of By-laws and ensuring that they are in conformity with the Environmental Management and Coordination Act 1999.
• Liaising with other department’s staff on drafting of legal documents.
• Offering technical support to field officers in the enforcement of environmental laws.
• Attending court proceedings.
• Advising interested groups and Counties on environmental legislation and representing the Authority in judicial and quasi-judicial forums.

Job Requirements

Reference Qualification

• A Bachelors’ degree in Law (LLB) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized university.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
• Certificate in a Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks.
• Current practicing certificate.
• Five (5) years working experience in legal practice.
• Demonstrated professional competence in legal practice.
• Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.