Associate Advocate - Nairobi at Emerge Egress Consulting

Role Objective

• Our client, a medium-sized law firm with a practice focus in Real Estate, Banking and Finance, is seeking to recruit an Associate Advocate to join its legal team.
• The successful candidate will support and manage a range of property and commercial law transactions, provide legal advisory services and undertake related corporate legal assignments. The role offers an opportunity to work within a collaborative and progressive legal practice, with exposure to diverse client matters and professional development.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing sale agreements, transfers, leases, charges/mortgages, and discharge of charges.
• Preparing initial drafts of Letters of Offer, and Amalgamation or Subdivision applications.
• Conducting official searches, verifying land registry records, property ownership and investigating titles to ensure there are no hidden encumbrances or disputes.
• Coordinating the exchange of documents, ensuring safe custody of titles, and overseeing the financial completion (handling holding deposits and professional undertakings).
• Writing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), service level agreements (SLAs), shareholder agreements, and employment contracts.
• Assisting with company secretarial tasks, company registrations, restructuring, and compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Analyzing commercial risks for clients (e.g., tax implications, data protection compliance) and drafting formal legal advice.
• Following up with clients and opposing advocates to ensure conditions precedent are met.
• Preparing documents for stamp duty valuation, paying duties, and physically or electronically lodging documents at the relevant registry for registration.

Job Specifications and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with at least an Upper Second-Class Honours classification from a recognized university.
• A minimum of two (2) years\' post-admission experience gained within a busy law firm.
• Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Possession of a valid Practicing Certificate.

    Key Competencies

• High standards of professional integrity, ethics and confidentiality.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Sound commercial awareness and an understanding of business-oriented legal solutions.
• Strong negotiation, communication and client relationship management skills.
• Effective organizational, prioritization and multitasking abilities.
• Good analytical, research and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a legal team.