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
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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:
Apply via :
vacancies@kenyalaw.org
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