Legal Officer at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)

 Job Specifications

Duties and responsibilities: - 

• Preparing legal briefs on case files;
• Drafting of agreements, contracts, leases and maintaining records of such transactions;
• Liaising with external legal counsel on legal matters affecting the Corporation.
• Verifying all contracts, agreements, leases in which the Corporation enters into to ensure compliance;
• Undertaking research on assigned legal issues;
• Vetting and verification of documents before execution by authorized representatives of the Corporation;
• Preparing witnesses and the evidence as well as presenting the same in court while kee ping an updated record of all court cases;
• Collaborating and corresponding with external advocates on all pending court cases;
• Attending to internal company queries of legal nature in the facilitation of normal business;
• Responding to inquiries regarding specific case files;
• Initiating payment of legal fees for external lawyers;
• Undertake the legal review of legislative framework of KEPHIS;
• Ensuring proper documentation of all legal Documents;
• Attending court hearings where the Corporation is an interested party.

Persons Specification 

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law;
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Current Practicing Certificate;
• Membership to Law Society of Kenya;
• Proficiency in ICT;
• Interpersonal, communication and analytical skills;
• Knowledge of public service regulations and procedures;
• Be a team player, high degree of integrity, self-driven, honest and ability to work independently and meet deadlines;
• Be conversant with laws of the country and the common practice of the field;
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft office packages.
• Problem solving skills;
• Good communication, data analysis, report writing and presentation skills;
• Compliance with chapter six of the constitution.

Skills

• Technical skills; 
• Drafting skills 
• Planning skills; 
• Reporting skills; 
• Interpersonal relationship skills; 
• Communication skills; 
• Problem solving skills; 
• Computer literacy and proficiency skills; 
• Data analysis and presentation skills. 

Competencies

• Ability to work under pressure; 
• Ability to work independently and in a team; 
• Ability to multi-task; 
• An understanding of the planning process from start to completion; 
• Experience using IT systems including database management; and 
• Excellent administrative capabilities.