Legal Officer at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service

1 month ago


Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Full time

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) is the government parastatal whose responsibility is to assure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce to prevent adverse impact on the economy, the environment and human health.
Duties and responsibilities: - 

Preparing legal briefs on case files;
Drafting of agreements, contracts, leases and maintaining records of such transactions;
Liaising with external legal counsel on legal matters affecting the Corporation.
Verifying all contracts, agreements, leases in which the Corporation enters into to ensure compliance;
Undertaking research on assigned legal issues;
Vetting and verification of documents before execution by authorized representatives of the Corporation;
Preparing witnesses and the evidence as well as presenting the same in court while kee ping an updated record of all court cases;
Collaborating and corresponding with external advocates on all pending court cases;
Attending to internal company queries of legal nature in the facilitation of normal business;
Responding to inquiries regarding specific case files;
Initiating payment of legal fees for external lawyers;
Undertake the legal review of legislative framework of KEPHIS;
Ensuring proper documentation of all legal Documents;
Attending court hearings where the Corporation is an interested party.

Persons Specification 
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a university recognized in Kenya;
Post Graduate Diploma in Law;
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
Current Practicing Certificate;
Membership to Law Society of Kenya;
Proficiency in ICT;
Interpersonal, communication and analytical skills;
Knowledge of public service regulations and procedures;
Be a team player, high degree of integrity, self-driven, honest and ability to work independently and meet deadlines;
Be conversant with laws of the country and the common practice of the field;
Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft office packages.
Problem solving skills;
Good communication, data analysis, report writing and presentation skills;
Compliance with chapter six of the constitution.

Skills

Technical skills;
Drafting skills
Planning skills;
Reporting skills;
Interpersonal relationship skills;
Communication skills;
Problem solving skills;
Computer literacy and proficiency skills;
Data analysis and presentation skills.

Competencies

Ability to work under pressure;
Ability to work independently and in a team;
Ability to multi-task;
An understanding of the planning process from start to completion;
Experience using IT systems including database management; and
Excellent administrative capabilities.



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