Legal Officers at Kenya Power

Job Ref: HR:KP1/5B.2/1/3/1593

Job Summary

Responsible for providing legal support and guidance to the company, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, mitigating legal risks, handling all legal matters including litigation, drafting and reviewing legal documents, and representing the company in legal proceedings while protecting the company's interests.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and file legal documents at court registries, such as plaints, statements of defenses, response to claims, appeals, list of documents and witnesses, witness statements, bundle of documents, applications.
• Represent the Company in courts (Superior and Subordinate Courts), tribunals, and before government agencies.
• Conduct pre-trial briefings and site visits.
• Conduct research and analysis of legal matters.
• Interpret laws, rulings and proffer legal opinions.
• Engage in amicable settlement of disputes.
• Provide guidance, advice, and/or training and educational programs, to
• improve business understanding of related laws and regulatory requirements.
• Draw, negotiate, vet and ensure execution of contracts and agreements emanating from all departments of the Company.
• Draw leases and other conveyancing documents relating to properties in the Company.
• Follow up in consultation with external lawyers to ensure that debt recovery cases in courts are concluded and judgments enforced.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, ensuring compliance
• with legal standards, and maintaining contract records and databases.
• Carry out the responsibility of all secretarial functions and provide the guidance required for compliance with statutory legislation and regulatory issues as may be appropriate to the Company’s business.
• Assist in ensuring adherence to corporate governance standards, supporting board meetings and maintaining corporate records.
• Support the identification and assessment of legal risks, assist in developing risk mitigation strategies and help in implementing risk management policies.
• Assist in handling employment-related legal matters, ensuring compliance with labor laws, and supporting the resolution of employee disputes.
• Help draft and review company policies, ensuring they align with legal requirements, and support the implementation and communication of policies across the organization.
• Assist in promoting ethical practices within the organization, support compliance training programs and help investigate and address ethical issues.

Person Specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognised Institution.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate.
• Member of the Law Society of Kenya in good standing.