Kenya Law is a corporate body established by the National Council for Law Reporting Act,1994 and given the exclusive mandate of: "publication of the reports to be known as the Kenyan Law Reports which shall contain judgments, rulings and opinions of the Superior Courts of record and also undertake such other publications as in the opinion of the Coun...
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Legal Assistant - 16 Positions
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationDiploma
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldLaw / Legal 
Duties and Responsibilities
- Analyze legal judgments and identify the area of law;
- Assist in marking up and annotation of judicial decisions;
- Review anonymization of the judicial decisions;
- Assist in extraction of cases, statutes, abbreviations, international instruments and text and journals cited and advocates in all judicial opinions;
- Assist in assigning proper citation of all cases published in the case law database;
- Assist in conducting legal research.
Minimum Requirements
- Diploma in Law, paralegal studies, or equivalent Social Sciences or related field;
- Previous experience in legal research, copy reading, law reporting will be an added advantage;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Team player with proactive attitude
Method of Application
All applications are to be sent by email with the subject line being the vacancy applied, to email address: vacancies@kenyalaw.org The application email should be sent in two parts/documents and it must comply with the following requirements. The first document will contain the following information in one continuous document in portable document format (PDF), with information arranged in the following order:
- A cover letter
- A recent coloured passport-size photograph of oneself
- A copy of one's national identity card
- A curriculum vitae setting out the following information about oneself:
- Name, gender, date of birth and contact
- Academic and professional qualifications
- A list of academic and professional certificates
- Previous work experience and/or professional engagements
- Membership of any professional associations
- The range of languages spoken, including one's mother tongue
- Any community service and social welfare activities engaged in
- Names and contacts of three persons who can attest to the candidate's academic, professional and moral standing.
