Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Legal Researcher

Key responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities tasks for this position will include:
• Read and review case law/ judgments.
• Analyse judgments with a view to identifying those cases establishing jurisprudence/ reportable for the Kenya Law Reports.
• Prepare case summaries for the identified cases.
• Monitor jurisprudence from the Courts with a view to coming up with specialized digests, casebooks, weekly reports etc.
• Collect and compile bills, amendment Acts and legislation as passed by Parliament and Assemblies.
• Collect and compile all other relevant legislation including from County Assemblies, East Africa Legislative Assembly, Treaties & Agreements etc.
• Copy read, proof read and ensure high legislative drafting standards in all laws of Kenya (online and print) publications.
• Prepare progress reports and updates for management from time to time.
• Undertake legal research
• Professional Qualifications, Skills and Personal Attributes

The ideal candidate will be a citizen of Kenya who has the following minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Law.
• Postgraduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Demonstrated proficiency in ICT.
• At least one-year relevant experience.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and work under pressure amidst competing demands.
• Personal Attributes

The ideal candidate will possess the following personal qualities:
• Integrity - Excellent moral and professional standing;
• Creativity, innovation and a passion for continuous learning and development;
• Good interpersonal, team-building and communication skills; and
• Highly motivated.
• Excellent legal analytical skills
• Professionalism

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All applications are to be sent by email with the subject line being the vacancy applied to vacancies@kenyalaw.org 
The application email should be sent in two parts/documents and it must comply with the following requirements.
The first document will contain the following information in one continuous document in portable document format (PDF), with information arranged in the following order:
• A cover letter
• A recent coloured passport-size photograph of oneself
• A copy of one's national identity card
• A curriculum vitae setting out the following information about oneself:
• Name, gender, date of birth and contact
• Academic and professional qualifications
• A list of academic and professional certificates
• Previous work experience and/or professional engagements
• Membership of any professional associations
• The range of languages spoken, including one's mother tongue
• Any community service and social welfare activities engaged in
• Names and contacts of three persons who can attest to the candidate's academic, professional and moral standing.
• The second document will be one continuous document in PDF format containing the scanned images of the most relevant academic and professional certificates. The document size should not exceed 10 MB.

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