Legal Officer at County Government of Tana River

Duties and responsibilities:- 
Duties and responsibilities will entail: 

• implementing strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function; 
• preparing and reviewing legal documents/instruments; 
• handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries; 
• preparing legal opinions and legal briefs; 
• drafting leases and contracts; 
• undertaking research on specific legal areas; 
• ensuring compliance with statutory and other legal requirements; 
• Ensuring safe custody of legal documents and records;
• providing legal risk reviews; and
• Performing any other duties and responsibilities that shall be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Requirements for appointment:-
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:-

• Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized institution;
• Post graduate Diploma in Legal Studies (Advocates Training Programme) from the Council of Legal Education;
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPS (K);
• Been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Current Advocates Practicing Certificate; and
• Certificate in computer application skills.