We are a comprehensive Human Capital and Quality Management Consultancy firm dedicated to helping organizations just like yours with their HR and Quality Management requirements. We believe in creating productive and fruitful relationships with our clients by adding value to your business to ensure that you get the very best return on your Human Capital spend. Our Human Capital solutions, advice and guidance are uniquely designed and shaped around your exact requirements and objectives. They will fit with your culture and the business challenges that you currently face.
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.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- 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.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 3-4 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
- Management skills is a must
- Some Litigation Experience will be an added advantage
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.
How To Apply
Interested applicants should send their detailed CV
and Cover Letter quoting the job title (COMMERCIAL ANDCONVEYANCING
ADVOCATE-NAIROBI) as subject to reach us not later than 28th June
2024 to careers@italgloballtd.com. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
