Commercial/Conveyancing Advocate Vacancy- Nairobi & Nakuru

Emerge Egress Consulting is a HR Management & Training Consulting Firm established in 2017 based in Nairobi. In essence it focuses in Recruitment, Business & Marketing Strategy and Training Programs for various sectors. We partner with clients in various industries and sectors in order to meet their various needs.

Role Objective

A mid sized law firm is seeking experienced individual to join our the Commercial and Conveyancing Department team in Nairobi and Nakuru.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Enhance the firm’s client base through effective liaison with existing clients.
• Provide Legal opinion on matters relating to property & real estate.
• Drafting Conveyancing documents and Legal documents.
• Sending terms of engagement and estimates of fees and disbursements
• Oversee handling of all client matters before the Lands Registry, Local Authorities and Survey of Kenya & National Lands Commission.
• Liaising with clients and key stakeholders such as the mortgage lenders, estate agents, land valuers.
• Ability to prepare security documents and ensure they are properly executed and properly registered.
• Provide legal opinion, advice on commercial and corporate transactions and matters relating to property & real estate.
• Carrying out the negotiation, drafting and review of commercial contracts, legal documents and ensuring they are duly executed.
• Offer legal advice to clients on the legal processes involved in purchasing & selling of property.
• Conduct due diligence on conveyancing transactions, prepare sale agreements, completion documents and ensure proper registration of documents.
• Prepare property lease agreements & ensure contracts are duly signed as scheduled.
• Liaising with clients and key stakeholders such as the mortgage lenders, Land Registry, Government Departments, estate agents, land valuers and surveyors.
• Assist with due diligence and other intellectual property issues related to contracts, agreements and other transactional matters.
• Any other duties as assigned.
  

Job Specifications and Qualifications

• Three (3) years Post admission experience in a busy law firm.
• An upper 2nd Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university.
• A valid practicing certificate.

Key Competencies

• Be a person of unquestionable integrity with a high sense of professionalism.
• Excellent writing and report skills.
• Excellent research skills and drafting of legal documents.
• Proactive and aggressive.
• High Level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team player with leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage pressure.
• Strong knowledge of Kenyan property law and conveyancing procedures.

If interested in the position and meet the above requirements, kindly send your CV on or before 11th September 2024 to the email careers@emergeegressconsulting.com and indicate the position applied for in the subject line. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.