Legal Officer at County Government of Tana River

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level 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;
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelors of Laws (LL.B) 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