Associates Advocates

Location: Westlands Nairobi

Employment Type: Full Time Job

Experience - 2-5 years

Duties/Responsibilities

1. Carrying out the negotiation, drafting and review of commercial contracts and ensuring they are duly executed;

1. Conduct due diligence on conveyancing transactions, prepare agreements for sale, completion documents (where necessary) and ensure proper registration of documents;

1. Draft legal opinions and maintain the database;

1. Conduct legal research on various areas of law as may be assigned by the Partners;

1. Oversee filing and maintenance of intellectual property applications and registrations;

1. Assist with due diligence and other intellectual property issues related to contracts, agreements and other transactional matters;

1. Effect the legal formation of entities including organizational documents and take further action as required by law;

1. Provide legal advice on commercial and corporate transactions; and

1. Ability to prepare security documents and ensure they are properly executed and properly registered. Litigation

1. Participate in initial client interview and obtain all relevant information and documentation;

1. Conduct legal research relating to pleading and motion preparation;

1. Ability to negotiate settlements for clients and draft settlement agreements;

1. Attend and conduct hearings at all levels of the court structure;

1. Draft legal opinions and maintain legal opinion database;

1. Updating clients on their matters on a timely basis;