Senior Legal Officer

Job Specifications: Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: Preparing legal opinions; Providing and interpreting legal information; Conducting training and disseminating appropriate legal information to staff; Reviewing and drafting Contracts, Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs), internal policies and ensuring that they comply with all statutory and legal requirements; Monitoring and reporting non-compliance issues; Handling pre-litigation and litigation legal disputes and inquiries; Participating in policy development and advising on legal policy issues; Developing legal documents/ instruments; Ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance; Implementing strategic plans and objectives in respect to the legal function; Providing legal risk reviews and providing legal advice; Reviewing ongoing cases and advising management accordingly; and Keeping track and updates of the amendments and changes of the Kenyan Laws that affect the Laboratory. Person Specifications: For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: Cumulative service period of six (6) years' relevant work experience, (3) of which should have been at the grade of Legal Officer I or in a comparable position; Bachelor of Laws degree (L.LB) from a recognized institution; Postgraduate Diploma in Laws (Advocates training programs) from the Kenya School of Law; Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya; Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK); Current Advocates Practicing License; and Proficiency in computer applications.