Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Supervisory
Responsibilities
- Give legal
advice to the Management
- Supervising,
mentoring and coaching the direct reports.
Operational
Responsibilities / Tasks
- Carry out the
legal due diligence on customers, contractors, suppliers before formal
engagement; and
- Compiling
contract documentation for preparation of contracts and related documents;
- Performs the
duties of a Company Secretary by maintaining statutory registers, company
records, and ensure timely filings with relevant authorities;
- Obtaining
information required on case files and preparing reports of the same for
the seniors’ consumption;
- Undertaking
research and law review on assigned legal issues to ensure the Board is
acting in accordance with all applicable laws;
- Conceptualizing
and identifying legal and compliance risks;
- Attending Court
hearings and or tribunals in liaison with external lawyers including
prosecution counsel;
- Preparing
status reports for pending/concluded matters;
- Undertaking
court case preparation work such as interviewing witnesses, taking
- depositions;
- Provide
secretarial services to the Board and its Committees including preparing
agenda,
- minutes,
notices, and resolutions and overseeing shareholder communication.
- Preparing
pre-trial briefs and preparing draft pleadings for filing;
- Assisting in
review of all contracts or any other documentation where the Company has
committed itself and assess legal implications legal implications that
need to be brought to the management attention;
- Prepare, follow
up and accompany witnesses to attend court sessions;
- Obtain
information required on case files and communicates to the external
advocates;
- Obtain
Information needed for due diligence and carrying out due diligence;
- Obtain and
avail the documents and information required for legal audits;
- Ensure the
Court diary is well maintained;
- Receive legal
documentation and verifies before forwarding for execution or filing.
Qualifications
- Bachelors of
Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized institution.
- Post graduate
diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
- Admission as an
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- Valid
Practicing Certificate.
- Membership to
the Law Society of Kenya.
- Work experience
of not less than Two (2) years.
How to
Apply
Interested
candidates can submit their applications via email at:- applications@kewasco.co.ke, post
or hand delivered with a detailed CV and photocopies of relevant academic,
professional certificates and relevant testimonials, stating his/her current
position, current and expected remuneration package, e-mail, contact and
telephone number, names and contacts of three referees to:
The
Acting Managing Director
Kericho Water and Sanitation Company Limited
P.O Box 1379 – 20200
KERICHO
Tel: 0797 220 294
Applications should be
received on or before 18 July, 2025 by 5.00pm.
