Latest Openings at CR Advocates LLP

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Managing all phases of litigation from the taking of instructions, drafting pleadings, and discovery through pre-trial, trial, settlement, execution and appeal processes.
• Drafting legal opinions and analysis of the law.
• Interpretation of commercial contracts.
• Attending court and tribunals for hearings and other related reasons.
• Conducting negotiations between disputing parties for out of court settlements and draft settlement agreements;
• Conducting arbitration and mediation proceedings.
• Prepare pleadings and ensure filing in court on time;
• Proper file management and adherence to the Civil Procedure Rules and other practice directions.
• Keeping up-to-date with changes in the law.
• Preparing status report for client’s files.

Minimum Requirements

• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Have at least three (3) years of post-admission commercial litigation experience in a busy law firm.
• Have 2022 Practicing Certificate.
• Certification in Mediation and Arbitration is an added advantage.
• Have good communication, presentation and analytical skills.
• Have the ability to work with no or very minimum supervision.
• Ability to manage client expectations and great client interview skills;
• High quality research skills and drafting skills;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Problem solving skills and strong team player.
• Client interview skills

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Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Managing all phases of litigation from the taking of instructions, drafting pleadings, and discovery through pre-trial, trial, settlement, execution and appeal processes.
• Drafting legal opinions and analysis of the law.
• Interpretation of commercial contracts.
• Attending court and tribunals for hearings and other related reasons.
• Conducting negotiations between disputing parties for out of court settlements and draft settlement agreements;
• Conducting arbitration and mediation proceedings.
• Prepare pleadings and ensure filing in court on time;
• Proper file management and adherence to the Civil Procedure Rules and other practice directions.
• Keeping up-to-date with changes in the law.
• Preparing status report for client’s files.

Minimum Requirements

• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Have at least three (3) years of post-admission commercial litigation experience in a busy law firm.
• Have 2022 Practicing Certificate.
• Certification in Mediation and Arbitration is an added advantage.
• Have good communication, presentation and analytical skills.
• Have the ability to work with no or very minimum supervision.
• Ability to manage client expectations and great client interview skills;
• High quality research skills and drafting skills;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Problem solving skills and strong team player.
• Client interview skills

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In undertaking the pupillage programme the pupil will get access to:

• Mentorship and on the job training;
• Direct exposure to various areas of practice within the law firm;
• Execution the duties of an advocate (however not fully);
• Interaction with highly skilled and competent Advocates of the High Court of Kenya.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Drafting pleadings, commercial documents, perfection of securities documents and other documents within the firm’s practice areas for review and guidance by the pupil master.
• In the company of Advocates, take client instructions, attend court and registries.
• Filling and perusal of files.
• Reading through the cases allocated to them and identifying reportable cases as per the Law Reporting Policy.
• Preparation of case summaries for the cases identified as reportable as per the Law Reporting Policy.
• Analyzing case law and synthesizing the trend of jurisprudence within a particular area of law.
• Researching on precedent setting authorities within varied jurisdictions of common law
• Liaising with judicial offers and judicial researchers in order to keep abreast with the development of jurisprudence within a given area of law
• Writing analytical summaries of written arguments or evidence and assessing the argument in light of academic legal literature and case law
• Carrying out research on changes which have taken place in the Laws of Kenya so as to facilitate revision of statutes
• Conducting situational analysis of the legal systems.
• Filling of LSK workbook weekly.
• A current practicing certificate, or have completed a practical legal training course
• Discuss learning and mentorship progress regularly.

Minimum Requirements

To qualify for a pupillage position with CR Advocates LLP, applicants must:

• Have been admitted to the Advocates Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law in its current academic year and completed exams.
• Hold an LLB degree from a reputable and qualified institution with no less than an upper second class honours;
• Have interned in a law firm for at least 3-6 months from the time of joining campus.
• Hold a KCSE Certificate (or equivalent) with a mean B average and a B grade in English;
• Excellent professional conduct, etiquette and good work ethics.
• Excellent communications skills in both verbal and written.
• Computer literate.