Senior Legal Officer at National Police Service Commission

V/No. 18/2020

Duties and Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibility

• Coordinate Legal interns and ensure they are adequately engaged;
• Provide mentorship to legal interns;
• Monitor, supervise, train and develop the Legal Officers/ Interns;
• Monitor progress on the review of Appeal/ Court cases and make recommendations for improvement where necessary.

Operational Responsibility

• Enter appearance and prepare pleadings on behalf of the Commission;
• Attend Court to represent the Commission and render legal opinions to service areas as requested;
• Prepare, review and interpret legal instruments the Commission is party and brief the manager on the outcome of Court cases and compliance thereof;
• Undertake legal compliance audit;
• Prepare witnesses for trial;
• Prepare court attendance sheets;
• Undertake legal research and advice on legal issues;
• undertaking research on different information to ensure the Commission is acting in accordance with all applicable laws;
• liaising with external lawyers on all cases filed against the Commission to ensure instructions, witnesses and statements are procured on time;
• representing the Commission in litigation, Appeals and Policy matters and attend to walk in clients at the division

Requirements for appointment

• Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution;
• Admitted as an advocate of the High Court Kenya;
• Certified Public Secretary (K) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Five (5) years of service in a comparable position from a reputable organization.
• Proficiency in computer applications.