Finance Associate Advocate at Stratostaff

Responsibilities

• Giving personalized Legal services to a wide range of Corporate and Individual clientele in Banking, Finance and Real Estate.

Qualifications

• Degree in Law from a recognized University.
• Professional qualification – Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
• 2 years’ post admission experience
• A member of the Law Society of Kenya with a Current Practicing certificate

Job Specification

• Undertaking client’s instructions by drawing relevant contracts and other various necessary legal documentation.
• Undertaking client’s instructions by drawing relevant security documents as required by the lender.
• Conducting due diligence at the relevant registries and company’s registry on behalf of clients interested in various projects.
• Giving Clients sound legal opinions including unsolicited opinions in regard to matters under my care.
• Organizing and arranging appropriate meetings with clients for the purpose of taking instructions.
• Attending to clients for purposes of execution of the appropriate documents.
• Providing company secretarial services to clients as required on the specific matters.
• Liaising with other professionals and law firms in order to actualize clients’ instructions.
• Ensuring all documents, correspondences and emails are properly filed in the server always and consistently updated in line with the firm’s policy
• Advising and updating the Clients on all material developments in their matter on a regular basis.
• Ensuring that all files under your care are neatly arranged and records promptly updated including emails and call logs; and
• Attending to all status review meetings with the Supervisor at the Departmental level as scheduled and well prepared.
• Timely attendance to Clients as follows:
  
  • Attending to clients in the office promptly and well prepared
  • Responding to emails within 12 hours of receipt;
  • Responding to letters within 24 hours of receipt of instructions from the Supervisor; and responding to telephone messages within 2 hours of receipt of message.
• Advising and circulating newsletters or e-alerts to Clients in respect of any new developments.
• Advising and updating Clients in respect of any new developments in law or practice
• Attending to Client meetings in time and well prepared.
• Preparing periodic reports to Clients in line with the Client’s reporting calendar and ensuring that clients have received the same and scheduled meetings with the relevant partners.
• Seeking periodic feedback from clients on whether they are satisfied with our services and discussing with the Partner areas of improvement.
• Facilitating client trainings on new developments in law practice relevant to their areas of interests.
• Billing/raising of fee notes by having a weekly updated statement of all outstanding fees and DRNs broken down on a client to client basis and with an aging analysis.
• Collecting fees by preparing weekly/ monthly collection target list for follow up by Accounts Assistant.
• Reviewing monthly billings and collections and ensuring that the set monthly targets are achieved.
• Ensuring cost management on file to file basis in line with the Departmental targets.
• Supervise and guide the pupils in the Company & Property Department.
• Supervise and guide the legal assistants in the Company & Property Department.
• Ensuring compliance with the set internal processes by the Pupils/Students under your supervision.
• Conducting detailed research for review by the Advocate.
• Attending and facilitating trainings with an objective of obtaining knowledge as per the training calendar.
• Proper planning and time management.

Competencies

• Good Negotiation skills.
• High level of integrity, transparency and accountability.
• Good Drafting skills essential.
• Basic financial and general management knowledge.
• A good grasp of the socio-economic environment.
• Knowledge on emerging trends in Social, Economic and Political fields.
• Presentable and professional at all times in appropriate dress code;
• Good communication, problem-solving interpersonal and time management skills
• Organization and supervision skills;