Principal Legal Officer - 2 Positions at Homa-Bay County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities;

• The chief policy advisor on issues relating to justice, legal and constitutional affairs, law reform, governance, rule of law, and human rights.
• Initiate county and legal sectoral policy reform.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of county policies and laws.
• Coordinate stakeholder consultations and engagement on matters of policy and legislation.
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on legal documents agreements, contracts, and MoUs for and on behalf of the county government and its agencies.
• Ensuring timely contract completion.
• Must be well vast in the drafting of legal documents including legislation, policy, and litigation.
• Preparing periodic reports on the execution of contracts, agreements, and MoUs.
• Researching legal issues and compiling reports, preparing opinions and briefs.
• Ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance, human rights, transparency, accountability, ethics, and integrity.
• Undertaking research on assigned legal issues and analyzing research data and compiling reports.
• preparing preliminary legal documents/instruments and preparing legal opinions.
• Undertaking law review and ensuring compliance with county, national, regional, and international instruments.

Qualifications

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

• Be A Kenyan Citizen.
• Bachelor of Law (LL. B) degree from a recognized university.
• Have been admitted as an advocate for the High Court of Kenya.
• Be in possession of a current practicing license.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies from the Council of Legal Education.
• Proficiency in computer applications.