Senior Legal Officer (Liquidation) at JKUAT Enterprises Limited

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitating case management for failed institutions including witness preparation, pre-trial briefings, and prosecuting or defending legal matters in court proceedings.
• Managing the panel of external legal service providers for failed institutions and assessing legal fees for High Court matters to ensure effective cost control.
• Advising on legal strategies for failed institutions.
• Managing disputes affecting failed institutions through litigation, negotiations, mediation, and arbitration processes.
• Executing conveyancing functions for failed institutions including reviewing land dispositions, conducting property searches, and attending to Land Registry matters.
• Providing legal advisory services to failed institutions by monitoring Kenya Gazette publications and tracking legislative developments affecting institutional operations.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, Memoranda of Understanding, Service Level Agreements, and other legal instruments.
• Monitoring legislative developments in Parliament and preparing impact assessments on Corporation operations.
• Updating and maintaining documentation to support Quality Management Systems and performance standards implementation.
• Monitoring implementation of recommended legal strategies by Liquidation Agents of troubled institutions.
• Managing securities and maintaining legal document records acquired from failed institutions.
• Providing preparatory legal services to facilitate orderly winding up of institutions under liquidation.
• Developing legal opinions on debt negotiation strategies and asset recovery proposals for institutions under Asset Management and Liquidation.

Requirements

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Cumulative period of six (6) years’ relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Legal Officer I or in a comparable position.
• Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) or any other relevant qualification from a recognized and accredited institution.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid Practicing Certificate.
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and in good standing.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.