Role Objective

A leading medium sized law firm specializing in various practice areas seeks advocates to add to their team.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

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.
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.
Enhance the firm’s client base through effective liaison with existing clients.
Ability to prepare security documents
Any other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications and Qualifications

Key Competencies

Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage pressure. 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.

Commercial Conveyancing Advocate-Nakuru

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