Industry: Human Resources & Legal Sector
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Job Schedule: Full-time
Employer: Kwale County Government
Salary: Job Group - M
Location: Kwale County Headquarters
Positions: 1
Job Summary:
The County Public Service Board wishes to recruit competent and qualified persons on permanent and pensionable terms to fill the following positions in the Office of the County Attorney.
Duties And Responsibilities:
- Implementing strategic plans and objectives in respect of the legal function
- Ensuring compliance with the policy, legal requirements and provisions in all the undertakings of the County
- Undertaking research on specific legal areas.
- Safeguarding the interests of the County in all legal matters.
- Identifying issues and areas for legal policy formulation and review
- Identifying legal risks, and developing mitigation measures.
- Negotiating disputes with a view to settling them out of court.
- Drafting legal opinions and reports on various issues affecting the County.
- Undertaking legal audits to measure the County’s level of compliance with various legal requirements.
- Drafting, vetting, reviewing leases, agreements and memorandums of understanding; preparing progress reports on court cases.
- Handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
- Monitoring and reporting non-compliance issues.
- Reviewing ongoing cases and advising management accordingly.
- Providing and interpreting legal information; giving legal advice; appearing before any court, tribunal and/or commission conducting litigation for and/or against the County Government and its Department, Conducting advocate – client interviews; drafting court pleadings; Drafting and reviewing contracts, Revision of Laws, drafting legislative documents, to wit Bills, Regulations, Policies, By-laws; and adhering to instructions given by supervisors.
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-
- Served in the grade of Senior Legal Counsel for a minimum period of three (3) years
- Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law
- Been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
- Current practicing Certificate
- Certificate in computer application skills; and
- Compliance with Chapter Six of the Constitution, 2010
- Demonstrated professional competence and merit as reflected in work performance and results.
- National ID Card
- Academic and Professional Certificates
- Leaving Certificates and Other Testimonials
- Valid Practicing License
- Registration Certificates to a relevant Professional Body
Deadline: 27/08/2026.
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