Legal Officer I at Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE)

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal opinions;
• Provide legal risk reviews and providing legal advice; and
• Review ongoing cases and advising management accordingly.
•  Provide and interpret legal information;
• Conduct training and disseminating appropriate legal information to staff;
• Review and draft contracts, agreements internal policies and ensuring that they are in compliance with statutory or legal requirements;
• Monitor and report non-compliance issues;
• Handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries;
• Participate in policy development and advising on legal policy issues
• Ensure compliance with principles and values of good governance;
•  Implement strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function;

Qualifications / Work Experience

• Professional    Cumulative service period of three (3) year relevant work experience as a Legal Officer II or in a comparable position    
•  Academic    Bachelors of Laws (LLB) Degree from a recognized Institution    
•  Academic    Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law    
• Professional    Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK);    
•  Professional    Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya