Role Objective

• A Nairobi based law firm is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join our the Commercial and Conveyancing Department team.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Enhance the firm’s client base through effective liaison with existing clients.
• Provide Legal opinion on matters relating to property & real estate.
• Drafting Conveyancing documents and Legal documents.
• Sending terms of engagement and estimates of fees and disbursements
• Oversee handling of all client matters before the Lands Registry, Local Authorities and Survey of Kenya & National Lands Commission.
• Liaising with clients and key stakeholders such as the mortgage lenders, estate agents, land valuers.
• Ability to prepare security documents and ensure they are properly executed and properly registered.
• Provide legal opinion, advice on commercial and corporate transactions and matters relating to property & real estate.
• Carrying out the negotiation, drafting and review of commercial contracts, legal documents and ensuring they are duly executed.
• Offer legal advice to clients on the legal processes involved in purchasing & selling of property.
• Conduct due diligence on conveyancing transactions, prepare sale agreements, completion documents and ensure proper registration of documents.
• Prepare property lease agreements & ensure contracts are duly signed as scheduled.
• Liaising with clients and key stakeholders such as the mortgage lenders, Land Registry, Government Departments, estate agents, land valuers and surveyors.
• Assist with due diligence and other intellectual property issues related to contracts, agreements and other transactional matters.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  Job Specifications and Qualifications

• Three (3) years Post admission experience in a busy law firm.
• An upper 2nd Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university.
• A valid practicing certificate.

Key Competencies

• Be a person of unquestionable integrity with a high sense of professionalism.
• Excellent writing and report skills.
• Excellent research skills and drafting of legal documents.
• Proactive and aggressive.
• High Level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team player with leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage pressure.
• Strong knowledge of Kenyan property law and conveyancing procedures.