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Kituo
Cha Sheria is a leading Human Rights and Legal Aid Non Governmental
Organisation (NGO) founded in 1973.
We are seeking to recruit a dynamic, self driven and result oriented person to fill in the following vacant position in our Nairobi Head Office.
Legal Officer - Head Office
Ref: KCS/LO-NBI/APP
Responsible to the Coordinator Legal Aid and Education for providing legal advice, court representation and legal awareness education to clients on matters related to legal and human rights, land, labour and other legal issues.
Also responsible for counselling clients and sensitising communities to build a factual basis for preparing court cases. Other duties include helping communities to develop institutional capacity to enable them advocate and lobby for legal protection
Minimum Qualifications and Training: Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent qualification. Must also be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practising certificate.
Relevant Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in civil and criminal litigation in a human rights organisation or busy law firm.
Skills: Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as proficiency in using word-processing and spreadsheet computer packages. Must also demonstrate skills in arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, counselling and community organisation.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
We are seeking to recruit a dynamic, self driven and result oriented person to fill in the following vacant position in our Nairobi Head Office.
Legal Officer - Head Office
Ref: KCS/LO-NBI/APP
Responsible to the Coordinator Legal Aid and Education for providing legal advice, court representation and legal awareness education to clients on matters related to legal and human rights, land, labour and other legal issues.
Also responsible for counselling clients and sensitising communities to build a factual basis for preparing court cases. Other duties include helping communities to develop institutional capacity to enable them advocate and lobby for legal protection
Minimum Qualifications and Training: Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent qualification. Must also be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practising certificate.
Relevant Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in civil and criminal litigation in a human rights organisation or busy law firm.
Skills: Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as proficiency in using word-processing and spreadsheet computer packages. Must also demonstrate skills in arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, counselling and community organisation.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- Providing legal and sound advice to individual clients and community groups as well as counselling clients on legal matters.
- Preparing demand letters on behalf of clients as well as drafting accurate case pleadings, applications for summary judgements, court injunctions and dismissals.
- Effective representation of clients and community groups in courts of law, tribunals and other legal forums including arbitration proceedings.
- Assisting individual clients and community groups to negotiate outside court settlements in matters that involve legal disputes.
Applications
indicating the job reference number, including a detailed curriculum vitae and
copies of relevant testimonials, day telephone number, email address and an
indication of present remuneration should be addressed to;
The Executive Director
Kituo Cha Sheria (Centre for Legal Empowerment)
P. O. Box 7483 - 00300
Ronald Ngala
Nairobi
E-mail: info@kituochasheria.or.ke
The application must reach us on or before 19th September 2011.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The Executive Director
Kituo Cha Sheria (Centre for Legal Empowerment)
P. O. Box 7483 - 00300
Ronald Ngala
Nairobi
E-mail: info@kituochasheria.or.ke
The application must reach us on or before 19th September 2011.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
