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Rayabbay

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Dispute Resolution Advocate

Nairobi, Kenya

Airtel Kenya

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Legal Officer / Counsel

Nairobi, Kenya

Palladium Group

Senior Gender Advisor

Nairobi, Kenya

Communications Authority of Kenya

Senior Legal Officer

Nairobi, Kenya

Communications Authority of Kenya

Corporation Secretary And Director Legal Services

Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya Export Promotion & Branding Agency

Corporation Secretary & Head Of Legal Services

Nairobi, Kenya

Deloitte Kenya

CLOSED

Risk & Independence Senior

Nairobi, Kenya

Council of Governors

CLOSED

Legal Officer, Legislative And Policy Monitoring

Nairobi, Kenya

Burn

CLOSED

Senior Counsel - Labour And Employment

Nairobi, Kenya

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KCB Group

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Legal Counsel Securities

Nairobi, Kenya

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Dispute Resolution Advocate

Closing: Jun 27, 2023

24 days remaining

Published: May 26, 2023 (8 days ago)

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We Seek to hire to Hire qualified and experienced Dispute Resolution Advocate/ Litigator.

Required Skills:

  • Flexibleand motivated. We value enthusiasm and commitment as well asability and experience.

  • Resilient and well-organised –an ability to manage your own caseload and to identify and prioritise whenurgent action is required in support of a case.

  • Ability to apply creative thinking to formulate the most appropriatestrategy for each individual case.

  • Ability to think clearly and logically and communicate clearly orally and in writing.

  • Ability to identifyproblems, recommend solutions and work on your owninitiative.

  • A strong team player who supports colleaguesand the work of the team.

  • Drafting and research skills, appropriate toyour level of experience.

  • Effective use of IT with experience of using casemanagement systems.

  • Ability to promote the team and contribute to businessdevelopment generally.


Responsibilities
We Seek to hire to Hire qualified and experienced Dispute Resolution Advocate/ Litigator.

Required Skills:

  • Flexibleand motivated. We value enthusiasm and commitment as well asability and experience.

  • Resilient and well-organised –an ability to manage your own caseload and to identify and prioritise whenurgent action is required in support of a case.

  • Ability to apply creative thinking to formulate the most appropriatestrategy for each individual case.

  • Ability to think clearly and logically and communicate clearly orally and in writing.

  • Ability to identifyproblems, recommend solutions and work on your owninitiative.

  • A strong team player who supports colleaguesand the work of the team.

  • Drafting and research skills, appropriate toyour level of experience.

  • Effective use of IT with experience of using casemanagement systems.

  • Ability to promote the team and contribute to businessdevelopment generally.


Key Roles & Responsibilities;
  • Consulting with clients and/or lawyers
  • Giving high quality legal advice to clients
  • Drafting legal opinions
  • Drafting correspondence, pleadings and notices
  • Preparing cases for hearing by way of trial, applications or arbitration
  • Maintaining the confidentiality of legal documents and client records
  • Litigating in civil courts, tribunals and arbitrations
  • Building and maintaining excellent relationships with clients
  • Undertaking the legal work to the highest professional and client care standards
  • Growing a team of litigators in a law firm already well established for corporate commercial purposes
  • Heading the team of litigators
  • Being responsible for the growth and management of the team of litigators
  • Working with budgets agreed with the head of office

Required Qualifications;

  • Minimum 7 years Post Qualifications Experience (PQE)
  • A sound knowledge of and experience in litigation, mediation, dispute resolution, arbitration and court work
  • Demonstrate leadership skills
  • Passion for litigation
  • Demonstrate management skills
  • Skills and expertise to handle any kind of litigation, arbitration and mediation in this country with the support of senior counsels in other country offices or other senior counsels in Kenya

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