Legal Assistant – 16 Positions at Kenya Law

  • Full Time
  • Nairobi

Kenya Law

Duties and Responsibilities    

  • Analyze legal judgments and identify the area of law;
  • Assist in marking up and annotation of judicial decisions;
  • Review anonymization of the judicial decisions;
  • Assist in extraction of cases, statutes, abbreviations, international instruments and text and journals cited and advocates in all judicial opinions;
  • Assist in assigning proper citation of all cases published in the case law database;
  • Assist in conducting legal research.

Minimum Requirements

  • Diploma in Law, paralegal studies, or equivalent Social Sciences or related field;
  • Previous experience in legal research, copy reading, law reporting will be an added advantage;
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Team player with proactive attitude

Method of Application

All applications are to be sent by email with the subject line being the vacancy applied, to email address: vacancies@kenyalaw.org  The application email should be sent in two parts/documents and it must comply with the following requirements. The first document will contain the following information in one continuous document in portable document format (PDF), with information arranged in the following order:

  • A cover letter
  • A recent coloured passport-size photograph of oneself
  • A copy of one’s national identity card
  • A curriculum vitae setting out the following information about oneself:
  • Name, gender, date of birth and contact
  • Academic and professional qualifications
  • A list of academic and professional certificates
  • Previous work experience and/or professional engagements
  • Membership of any professional associations
  • The range of languages spoken, including one’s mother tongue
  • Any community service and social welfare activities engaged in
  • Names and contacts of three persons who can attest to the candidate’s academic, professional and moral standing.

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To apply for this job email your details to vacancies@kenyalaw.org