For appointment to this grade, a candidate have:

• A minimum service period of three (3) years in the grade of Chief State Counsel, CSG 5, or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service; or  served for a minimum period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Deputy Chief State Counsel, CSG 6 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service or private sector;
• A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university;
• post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• A post graduate certificate in Legislative Drafting, where applicable
• A certificate of admission into the role of advocates of the high court of Kenya;
• Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya;
• Demonstrated a in high degree of administrative competence and professional competence in work performance at that level; and

NOTE:  Possession of a Masters Degree in Law or any other relevant Social Science from a university recognized in Kenya will be an added advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be deployed as a head of a department responsible to the Solicitor – General. He/she will ensure that the department executes the constitutional, statutory and treaty mandates and functions of the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice through representing the government in national, foreign and international courts. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Drafting legislative proposals
• Registration of marriages, societies, books and newspapers
• Administration of estates of deceased persons and trusts;
• Promotion of discipline among advocates and advising government on the regulations of the legal profession;
• Formulating policies on matters relating to human rights, good governance, and anti-corruption,
• GLJOs Reform coordination;
• Advising MDAs on all legal matters relating to the Constitution, international Law, human rights, legislation, consumer protection and legal aid;
• Negotiating, drafting, vetting and interpreting local and international documents, agreements and treaties; and
• Coordinating Kenya’s reporting obligations to regional and international human rights and anti-corruption treaty bodies.