Legal Assistant at Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation

Reference Number: V/No. 21/2024

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Facilitating the function of Board Affairs by providing logistical support, updating board minutes books, maintaining the Board of Directors' bio data, and providing periodic reports.
• Coordinating activities of external court process servers.
• Implementing the legal registry and documents management system and facilitating safe custody of records.
• Coordinating the litigation function by liaising with different court registries, maintaining the centralized court diary, and maintaining the bring-up system for case files.
• Attending court to procure counsels to hold the briefs of the Corporation as necessary to avoid unnecessary adjournments of court proceedings.
• Perusing and analyzing the daily court cause list and guiding the in-house counsel on listings as appropriate for effective management of the litigation portfolio and court attendance.
• Coordinating the identification of relevant Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses, applications for practicing certificates, and acting as a principal liaison person with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK).
• Conducting searches at the land registry and presenting conveyancing documents involving the Corporation for stamping at the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes and other tax agents, as required, to ensure effective document registration.

Requirements for Appointment:

• At least (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Diploma in paralegal studies from Kenya School of Law.
• Registered as a process server.
• Valid license as court process server.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Fulfilling the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.