Legal Officer - 2 Posts at Uasin Gishu County Government

Requirements For appointment:

• Have a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) degree from a recognized institution;
• Have a post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law;
• Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
• Have a current Advocates Practicing License;
• Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya and in good standing;

Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend court to represent the County in both civil and criminal litigation;
• Develop County legislation including review of drafts bills, research on various pieces of legislation and departmental advisory on the legislative drafting;
• Prepare legal opinions and reviewing County legislation;
• Undertake research on assigned legal issues;
• Analyze research data and compiling reports;
• Advise departments and agencies on various legal policy issues;
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.