Legal Assistant Job CITAM
Legal Assistant Job. Legal Jobs In Kenya
Description
CITAM seeks to recruit a born-again Christian who is experienced and self-motivated to fill the position of a Legal Assistant, to support our Legal Audit, Compliance, and Risk functions, and to play a key role in the establishment and management of CITAM Foundation. The role also includes providing support in Conveyancing, Intellectual Property (IP), and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) legal matters. Their responsibility will be to provide comprehensive legal support to ensure that CITAM operates in compliance with all applicable laws in all its spheres of influence.
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The position reports to the in-house Legal Counsel.
Key responsibilities
- Assist in legal audit and compliance reviews, policy checks, and risk assessments
- Maintain up-to-date compliance registers and assist in regulatory reporting
- Drafting, and reviewing, legal documents including contracts, Agreements, MOUs, and policies.
- Support the structuring, registration, and operational set-up of the Foundation
- Conduct thorough legal research, analyse findings, and provide well-informed opinions on complex legal issues for informed decision-making.
- Support conveyancing processes: due diligence, drafting agreements, registration follow-up, maintain an inventory of land/property records and coordinate with external counsel and registries
- Assist with protection and enforcement of the organization’s Intellectual Property rights, conduct research and provide support in IP registration, renewals, and licensing
- Provide basic legal support on TMT matters including data protection, digital platforms, and content licensing
- Coordinate and collaborate effectively with leadership and internal units in CITAM including with ICT, Communications, and Media teams on TMT-related legal matters
Requirements
Requirements and Qualifications
- Must be a born-again, mature Christian who conforms to the CITAM statement of faith.
- Minimum Bachelor of Laws Degree from a reputable and recognized university.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant legal experience.
- Working knowledge of non-profit, compliance, conveyancing, IP, and TMT law is an added advantage.
- Excellent communication, organization, IT and research skills.
- Must be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with good standing.
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