Chief Legal Officer at County Government of Kisumu

VACANCY REF. KCPSB 9/01/2023

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undefiake research on alllegalmatters as required.
• Draft court proceedings documents.
• Prepare legal opinions
• Prepare statements of evidence by witnesses and bnefingpapers for use in case the board is taken to court.
• Assist theboardby providinginformation on legalprocesses that affects it.
• Gather evidence in cases involving County Public Service Board to establish and verify basis for legal proceedings in order to formulate legal defence or to initiate legal action
• Conductlegalrcsearch, develop conceptpapercrprepare legal briefs and opinions as well as develop effective defence strategies, arguments and testimony in preparation for legal proceedings
• Draft and review contractual documents for the board and external parties
• Assist in sealing of Documents of theBoard
• Ensure safe custody of contracts/ agreements and record keeping of documents of theboardRetrieve contracts/ agreements when required by officers within the department and from other departments.
• Prepare statusreports onallcasesandavailthe sameas mayberequiredfromtimetotime

Requirement for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) or its equivalent from a recogntzed university.
• Post gradaate diploma from Kenya School of Law.
• At least three (3) years rclevant experience
• Certificate in computer applicatio