Our client, a leading law firm in Kenya, headquartered in Nairobi, is seeking to hire a Commercial and Conveyancing Advocate to be based in Nairobi. The ideal candidate must be a person of high integrity, hardworking, and able to work with minimum supervision, possess good communication skills, and be self-motivated.
Duties & Responsibilities
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 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.
Work to protect the interest of clients, researching information and communicating with clients.
Conduct research to identify legal ownership of properties by assessing government land registry documents or title deeds if the land is not registered to anyone.
Prepare property lease agreements & ensure contracts are signed on the scheduled date of transfer.
Oversee the fast-tracking & diligent 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 and surveyors.
Sending terms of engagement and estimates of fees and disbursements.
Assist with due diligence and other intellectual property issues related to contracts, agreements and other transactional matters.
Processing of stamp duty payments and registration of documents at various registries.
Procure clearance certificates and consents.
Liaison at the Land Registry and Government departments.
Drafting conveyancing document and other legal documents.
Develop positive relationship with clients and meet clients’ expectations.
Qualifications & Requirements
3-4 years Post admission experience in a busy commercial law firm/department with particular emphasis on Conveyancing, Real Estate and projects, Banking Securities and Commercial Law.
Be a team player, proactive, self-motivated and aggressive.
High level of accuracy and attention to details.
Advocate of the High Court.
A valid practicing certificate.
Management skills is a must.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@italgloballtd.com using the position as subject of the email.
