Principal Legal Officer

Position Reference

HELB/016 - Grade 5

Job Profile

The job holder is responsible for formulating, reviewing, and monitoring statutory and legal policies and procedures relating to litigation, prosecution, and Alternative Dispute Resolution processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing legal policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures on litigation, delegated criminal prosecution, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Developing policy and legal frameworks for prosecution and litigation
• Developing litigation, prosecution, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) strategies
• Coordinating investigations
• Coordinating quasi-judicial and alternative justice delegated prosecution processes
• Monitoring compliance with policies, standards, and procedures to avoid sanctions and litigations
• Developing legal briefs for external lawyers and other parties
• Coordinating legal conformance and compliance
• Promoting legal education and awareness programs/clinics to strategic stakeholders
• Identifying and mapping legal risks and developing mitigation frameworks
• Conducting negotiations
• Developing legal accountability structures
• Establishing and maintaining the legal universe
• Representing HELB in courts and quasi-judicial bodies
• Preparing written and oral submissions for filing in court
• Monitoring compliance with court decisions
• Coordinating preparation of legal advisories

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Postgraduate diploma in legal studies from the Kenya School of Law
• Advocate of the High Court

Required Experience

• Cumulative period of nine (9) years relevant work experience
• Minimum three (3) years at the grade of Senior Legal Officer or in a comparable position