Closing: Apr 15, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 26, 2024 (2 months ago)
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The firm hereby invites applications from suitably qualified, experienced and self-motivated candidate for the position of Commercial and Conveyancing Advocate. The ideal candidate must be a person of high integrity, hardworking and able to work with minimum supervision, possess good communication skills and self-motivated.
About the Client:
A leading law firm in Kenya, head quartered in Nairobi is seeking to hire one (1) Commercial and Conveyancing Advocate to be based in Nairobi.
NB: Compensative Salary shall be offered
Qualifications & Requirements
- Two (2) years Post admission experience in a busy law firm with particular emphasis on Conveyancing and Banking Securities and Commercial Law.
- An upper 2nd Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university.
- Advocate of the High Court.
- A valid practicing certificate
Competencies & Skills
- Experience in a busy law firm dealing with commercial and conveyancing matters.
- Excellent knowledge and practical understanding of the legal and judicial systems.
- High degree of responsibility, professional ethics and personal integrity at a personal and professional level.
- Ability to develop positive relationship with clients and manage/meet client expectations.
- Excellent analytical writing, oral presentation, organizational and computer skills.
- Good knowledge and experience in research skills and drafting of legal documents.
- Good communication and ultimate customer service skills.
- Proactive, aggressive and self-motivated.
- High Level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Team player with leadership skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage pressure and meet targets.
- Ability to demonstrate acumen in business development.
- Work independently with minimum or no supervision and ready to lead.
Responsibilities
The firm hereby invites applications from suitably qualified, experienced and self-motivated candidate for the position of Commercial and Conveyancing Advocate. The ideal candidate must be a person of high integrity, hardworking and able to work with minimum supervision, possess good communication skills and self-motivated.
About the Client:
A leading law firm in Kenya, head quartered in Nairobi is seeking to hire one (1) Commercial and Conveyancing Advocate to be based in Nairobi.
NB: Compensative Salary shall be offered
Qualifications & Requirements
- Two (2) years Post admission experience in a busy law firm with particular emphasis on Conveyancing and Banking Securities and Commercial Law.
- An upper 2nd Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university.
- Advocate of the High Court.
- A valid practicing certificate
Competencies & Skills
- Experience in a busy law firm dealing with commercial and conveyancing matters.
- Excellent knowledge and practical understanding of the legal and judicial systems.
- High degree of responsibility, professional ethics and personal integrity at a personal and professional level.
- Ability to develop positive relationship with clients and manage/meet client expectations.
- Excellent analytical writing, oral presentation, organizational and computer skills.
- Good knowledge and experience in research skills and drafting of legal documents.
- Good communication and ultimate customer service skills.
- Proactive, aggressive and self-motivated.
- High Level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Team player with leadership skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage pressure and meet targets.
- Ability to demonstrate acumen in business development.
- Work independently with minimum or no supervision and ready to lead.
- Ability to prepare security documents and ensure they are properly executed and properly registered
- Provide legal opinion, advice on commercial and corporate transactions and matters relating to property & real estate.
- Carrying out the negotiation, drafting and review of commercial contracts, legal documents and ensuring they are duly executed
- Offer advice to clients on the legal processes involved in purchasing & selling of property.
- Carrying out the negotiation, drafting and review of commercial contracts and ensuring they are duly executed
- Conduct due diligence on conveyancing transactions, prepare sale agreements, completion documents and ensure proper registration of documents
- Work to protect the interest of clients, researching information and communicating with clients.
- Conduct research to identify legal ownership of properties by assessing government land registry documents or title deeds if the land is not registered to anyone.
- Prepare property lease agreements & ensure contracts are signed on the scheduled date of transfer.
- Oversee the fast-tracking & diligent handling of all client matters before the Lands Registry, Local Authorities, and Survey of Kenya & National Lands Commission.
- Liaising with clients and key stakeholders such as the mortgage lenders, estate agents, land valuers and surveyors.
- Sending terms of engagement and estimates of fees and disbursements.
- Assist with due diligence and other intellectual property issues related to contracts, agreements and other transactional matters
- Processing of stamp duty payments and registration of documents at various registries.
- Procure clearance certificates and consents.
- Liaison at the Land Registry and Government departments.
- Drafting conveyancing document and other legal documents.
- Develop positive relationship with clients and meet clients’ expectations.
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