Commercial & Conveyancing Advocate-Nairobi at Emerge Egress Consulting

Role Objective

Our clients in the legal sector are looking to have two advocates join their team. The aim is to ensure that client satisfaction is achieved while performing various roles in the commercial and conveyancing department.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• and ensure they are properly executed and properly registered.
• Provide legal opinion, advice on commercial and corporate transactions and matters relating to property & real estate.
• Carrying out the negotiation, drafting and review of commercial contracts, legal documents and ensuring they are duly executed.
• Offer legal advice to clients on the legal processes involved in purchasing & selling of property.
• Conduct due diligence on conveyancing transactions, prepare sale agreements, completion documents and ensure proper registration of documents.
• Prepare property lease agreements & ensure contracts are duly signed as scheduled.
• Liaising with clients and key stakeholders such as the mortgage lenders, Land Registry, Government Departments, estate agents, land valuers and surveyors.
• Assist with due diligence and other intellectual property issues related to contracts, agreements and other transactional matters.
• Enhance the firm’s client base through effective liaison with existing clients.
• Provide Legal opinion on matters relating to property & real estate.
• Drafting Conveyancing documents and Legal documents.
• Sending terms of engagement and estimates of fees and disbursements
• Oversee handling of all client matters before the Lands Registry, Local Authorities and Survey of Kenya & National Lands Commission.
• Liaising with clients and key stakeholders such as the mortgage lenders, estate agents, land valuers.
• Ability to prepare security documents
• Any other duties as assigned.

  Job Specifications and Qualifications

• Two (2) years Post admission experience in a busy law firm.
• An upper 2nd Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university.
• A valid practicing certificate.

    Key Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage pressure. Be a person of unquestionable integrity with a high sense of professionalism.
• Excellent writing and report skills.
• Excellent research skills and drafting of legal documents.
• High Level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of Kenyan property law and conveyancing procedures.