Attorney at PATH

The attorney will work primarily on transactional legal matters in support of PATH’s in-country programmatic work, as well as provide general legal counsel for the in-country programs. She/he will also support global public health program transactions. Working closely with multiple program leaders from across the geographies in which PATH implements its programs, she/he will be responsible for addressing in-country programmatic legal matters and will report to a PATH Senior Counsel.

Responsibilities:

• Draft a wide range of agreements including memorandums of understanding with government agencies and other project stakeholders, public-private partnership collaboration agreements, collaborative research and development agreements, clinical study agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, license agreements, commercialization agreements, services agreements and other technology-supportive third party agreements.
• Provide legal consultation for PATH’s Office of Grants and Contracts team regarding grants/awards and subordinate agreements managed and prepared by that group.
• Collaborate with program team members and the Office of Grants and Contracts to negotiate agreement terms that align with PATH’s mission, policies and effective stewardship of PATH’s resources.
• Work with program teams to establish strong public-private partnerships serving the mission of PATH.
• Manage scope and interaction with outside counsel in coordination with PATH Senior Counsel and program leaders as appropriate.
• Ensure cost-effective provision of legal services in a timely and effective manner.

Required Skills

• Bachelor of Laws and Postgraduate Diploma in Laws (or equivalent degrees), with license to practice law in Kenya preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, particularly in English (French desirable).
• Minimum of five years of experience, preferably including with multinational or international organizations, regarding technology or life sciences collaborations (involving pharmaceutical, biotech, or biomedical firms preferred).
• Substantial transactional experience drafting and negotiating agreements involving complex collaborations and technology.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proven ability to provide sound practical legal advice.
• Ability to solve problems creatively with aptitude for addressing ambiguity.
• In depth understanding of intellectual property driven transactions (related to the pharma/life science practice preferred).
• Self-starter who collaborates effectively and efficiently within and across groups.
• Ability to synthesize and clearly convey legal concepts and language to non-lawyers.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 5 to 10%.