Litigation Advocate- Upper Hill Job

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Role Objective

A leading law firm seeks to recruit an experienced Litigation Associate to strengthen its litigation practice in Upper hill, Nairobi. The role involves handling complex litigation matters, providing strategic legal advice, and representing clients before courts and tribunals with the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and legal excellence, while contributing to the firm’s growth and reputation.

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Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing and filing legal pleadings and documents with the appropriate court or tribunal
• Collaborating with advocates and colleagues in various high value litigation cases in order to achieve success.
• Representing clients in legal matters such as hearings, motions, and trial proceedings.
• Regularly updating clients on the status of their cases in a simple manner by breaking down the legal terminologies.
• Meeting with clients to understand, interviewing them on their legal issues, needs objectives, and provide advice accordingly.
• Providing legal and technical advice including drafting legal opinions.

Undertaking due diligence on litigation matters.

• Conducting research on relevant laws, regulations, precedents, and case law to build on each case assigned to you
• Drafting and reviewing various legal documents
• Managing deadlines and court schedules effectively, ensuring timely filings and appearances.

Conducting cross-examination.

• Engaging, Draft and review settlement agreements to ensure that the client’s interests are protected through a favorable resolution
• Corresponding and negotiating with opposing counsel to resolve disputes favorably.
• Ensuring that invoicing, collection of payable fees and timely payments are made.
• Building positive and maintaining good relationships with clients and potential clients.
• Participation and contributing to the growth of litigation department goals and objectives.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications and Qualifications

• An upper 2nd Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized university.
• Two (2) years Post admission experience in a busy law firm.
• A valid practicing certificate.

    Key Competencies

• Be a person of unquestionable integrity with a high sense of professionalism.
• Excellent writing and report skills.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Excellent research skills and drafting of legal documents.
• Result Oriented and self-motivated
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem Solving skills
• High Level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of Kenyan laws.

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How to Apply

If interested in the position and meet the above requirements, kindly send your CV on or before 16th January 2026 to the email careers@emergeegressconsulting.com and indicate the position applied for in the subject line. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.