Legal Associate at Tarra Agility Africa

Role Summary

• The Legal Associate will play a strategic role in providing conveyancing, corporate and commercial legal support to the Firm’s Clients.
• The legal Associate will report to the Partners and will be responsible for all legal aspects related to business operations and transactions, providing legal advice and assistance to businesses of all sizes, ensuring they operate within the bounds of the law while achieving their commercial objectives.
• S/he will provide conveyancing services, primarily focusing on residential and commercial real estate transactions.
• The legal Associate will also support Firm Clients with the creation, management, operation, and dissolution of corporations and other business entities and will deal with a wide range of legal issues that arise in the context of corporate activities. S/he will be commercial minded and will have corporate and transactional legal experience, with strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent research and drafting competence.
• S/he will have a good work ethic, with the ability to develop and implement legal strategies, exercise initiative and take responsibility, with the capacity to work and deliver in a fast-paced commercial environment.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• An Undergraduate Degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized institution of learning
• A Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law(KSL)
• A registered and practicing Attorney of Law
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
• A Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Organization Administration or Commercial focus will be an added advantage.

Relevant Skills & Experience

• At least three – five (3 – 5) years’ work experience in a law firm with a focus on conveyancing, commercial and corporate law
• Strong knowledge and experience working with and interpreting legal frameworks
• Attention to detail with strong legal research, drafting and writing skills
• Ability to administer and execute instructions, from receipt to conclusion, with minimal professional supervision
• Strong organizational skills, meticulous and high attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and co-ordinate work to meet deadlines in a highly pressurized environment
• Ability to work well in both a team and individually
• A client service orientation, being able to engage with clients who will interrogate your reasoning and require you to justify your legal arguments and commercial input
• Ability to take initiative and assume responsibility for monitoring the expeditious progress of transactions
• Experience translating KPIs to teams to get buy in and results
• Exceptional consultancy and negotiation skills and the ability to close deals either through new business development, cross or up selling
• Good technical skills and ability to understand and propose legal solutions by focusing on client requirements
• Ability to communicate information, whether technical or non-technical to various groups and stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.