Transition Authority
Vacant Position for Interim County Legal Officers
Location: All Counties
Location: All Counties
Salary: Those who
will be found suitable will move with their current salaries as the
position is on secondment. Transition Authority will only pay a
top-up/acting allowance
Purpose: To provide specialized legal assistance and coordinate law reform function and activities in the County
Responsibilities:
- Manage the delivery of law reform function and related activities in the County;
- Keep abreast of legal and policy developments relevant to the County Government in the respective County;
- Work with the County Government and its agencies to identify strategic priority areas that require law reform;
- Undertake legal research and legislative drafting of County bills;
- Provide advice to County Government and its agencies on law reform issues;
- Assist in the implementation of a program of law reform in the County;
- Prepare draft bills;
- Prepare reports, issue papers and submissions on law reform issues;
- Prepare monthly/quarterly reports to the Transition Authority and Kenya Law Reform Commission.
- Offer general legal advice to the county governments
Qualifications:
- Must be a serving public officer as the position is on secondment to the counties.
- Possess a law degree from a recognized University, Masters in Law will be an added advantage ;
- Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya for at least five years;
- Knowledge and experience in legal research and/or legislative drafting;
- Excellent legal and analytical skills and sound judgment;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- able to convey complex legal arguments and principles clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences; and
- Must be Computer proficient
All applications should reach the Transition Authority by 12th April 2013.
Address
KICC 5TH Floor
P.O. Box 10736-0010
Nairobi
P.O. Box 10736-0010
Nairobi
Telephone: +254-0710287080
Email: infotransauthority@gmail.com