Senior Litigation/Dispute Resolution Lawyer at Gap Recruitment Services Limited

Key Roles & Responsibilities;

• Consulting with clients and/or lawyers
• Giving high quality legal advice to clients
• Drafting legal opinions
• Drafting correspondence, pleadings and notices
• Preparing cases for hearing by way of trial, applications or arbitration
• Maintaining the confidentiality of legal documents and client records
• Litigating in civil courts, tribunals and arbitrations
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with clients
• Undertaking the legal work to the highest professional and client care standards
• Growing a team of litigators in a law firm already well established for corporate commercial purposes
• Heading the team of litigators
• Being responsible for the growth and management of the team of litigators
• Working with budgets agreed with the head of office

Required Qualifications;

• Minimum 8 years’ Post Qualifications Experience (PQE)
• A sound knowledge of and experience in litigation, mediation, dispute resolution, arbitration and court work
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Passion for litigation
• Demonstrate management skills
• Skills and expertise to handle any kind of litigation, arbitration and mediation in this country with the support of senior counsels in other country offices or other senior counsels in Kenya.