Vacancy title:
Library Technical Assistant

Jobs at:
Anjarwalla & Khanna

Deadline of this Job:
24th December 2018

Duty Station:
Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 10th December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Anjarwalla and Khanna Advocates offers legal advisory services. The firm provides legal services focusing on banking, corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, civil and commercial litigation, admiralty, and maritime law. Its clientele include Essar Communications and TransCentury Limited. Anjarwalla and Khanna Advocates is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

JOB DETAILS:

Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K) is the largest corporate law firm in Eastern Africa, with over 90 lawyers, and is generally considered the leading full-service corporate law firm in Kenya. The firm has offices in both Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya’s main commercial centres. A&K has also established an office in Dubai. Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H), a legal consultancy firm that provides corporate and commercial legal services, and is the first African firm to be licensed in the UAE. A&K has been named “African Law Firm of the Year – Large Practice” four times, in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 by the prestigious African Legal Awards, which celebrate “excellence, achievement and innovation in the legal profession.” A&K is ranked first in Kenya by various legal guides, including Chambers Global, IFLR 1000, and Legal 500. In February 2018, the firm received the Chambers & Partners Law Firm of the Year Award for Kenya.

A&K is the founding member of ALN (Africa Legal Network), an alliance of top-ranked African law firms in multiple African jurisdictions, providing seamless and effective legal, advisory and transactional services across the continent. It is the largest grouping of its kind in Africa, with close working relationships across its sixteen firms and an established network of Best Friends across the continent. ALN firms are on the ground in some of Africa’s fastest growing jurisdictions, including the continent’s gateway economies: Algeria, Botswana, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. ALN works closely with AC&H in Dubai and an associate firm in South Africa.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
The knowledge management team provides lawyers with necessary information that will enable them to advise with authority and ensures that they have access to training programs to develop the skill set required from Africa’s leading law firm.
The technical assistant’s responsibilities include:

•  Performing clerical tasks in the library.
  
•  Assisting and guiding lawyers in selecting materials in the library and assist with requests.
  
• Checking in and out of materials at the circulation desk and answering the phones
  
•  Prepare “In the News” daily and weekly reports for practice areas, shelve books when returned by patrons and assist in processing new material.
  
•  Assisting in fielding client queries for the Knowhow database and preparing index materials to be entered into the Knowhow database.
  

Experience and personal qualities
Qualifications

•  Must have a Diploma or Degree in library or information science or any other relevant field from a recognised institution.
  
•  A good understanding of the legal profession will be a plus.
  
•  1 year of previous work experience in a similar role.
  
•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
•  Previous experience with online research, and familiarity with office practices and Microsoft Office suite products.
  Personal qualities
  
•  Good attention to detail.
  
•  This individual should possess excellent research skills.
  
•  Demonstrates curiosity and a zeal to learn.
  
•  Excellent organizational skills and good time management.
  
•  Ability to interact with people across all levels.
  
•  Team player and able to work collaboratively with other team members.