MAL Consultancy Limited
Legal Services
Nairobi Full Time
Law & Compliance
KSh Confidential
Job Summary
Reporting to The Partner and Head of Real Estate, Banking & Financial Services, the Senior Legal Associate shall be responsible for delivering the highest quality of legal service. S/he will play a critical role in providing legal support to the Partner and organization.
Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Senior level
Experience Length:4 years
Job Description/Requirements
One of our clients, a leading Law Firm with combined legal experience spanning over 50 years, with a vision to be a leading Business Advisory Firm in Africa while upholding a mantra turning the aspirations of businesses in Africa to reality is seeking to hire a Senior Legal Associate. As a brand and business, our client has partnered with several multi sectoral clients in real estate, banking, financial services, media, mining, FinTech tax, intellectual property, aviation, infrastructure. They have equally provided services in areas that include employment, corporate restructuring and insolvency and have won several awards including the Chambers Global Awards, The African Legal Awards, Nairobi Legal Awards and the IFLR Top 100 Top Tier Awards.
Senior Legal Associate
JOB SUMMARY
Reporting to The Partner and Head of Real Estate, Banking & Financial Services, the Senior Legal Associate shall be responsible for delivering the highest quality of legal service. S/he will play a critical role in providing legal support to the Partner and organization.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Working within the Real Estate, Banking & Financial Services Department, duties and responsibilities of the Senior Legal Associate will include but not be limited to;
- Leadership & People Management
• Supervise junior advocates, pupils and interns in the department in execution of client instructions and growth
• Propose new or review existing procedures to improve departmental operational efficiency, for approval by the Partner
• Proactively contribute to the Firm’s initiatives and be a positive influence on the firm’s culture
• Take a leadership role in training staff or identify /recommending trainings and learning opportunities for departmental team skills development. - Strategy & Planning
• Be aware of and contribute to the development of departmental strategy and goal setting
• Be aware of, plan and implement strategies for achieving financial and other targets of the department
• Research on new developments in real estate, banking & financial services law to develop the real estate, banking & financial services practice of the firm. - Revenue Generation & Business Development
• Lead development of proposals related to the real estate, banking & financial services department
• Actively engage potential clients in consultation with the partner to secure business
• Generate repeat business from existing clients
• Support the partner in client engagement and any business development efforts. - Client Relationship Management & Quality Assurance
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of real estate, banking & financial services law
• Take assigned instructions and effectively drive the execution of the assigned client instructions assigned with minimal supervision and in accordance with the departments standard operating procedures
• Assume primary client contact, effectively build and maintain strong client relationships in execution while creating value for the client through excellence in service delivery
• Ensure quality standards and timelines are met, eliminating errors and rework for all client work within the department
• Monitor and control own work and work delegated to others
• Ensure all client reports due are prepared, reviewed and submitted on schedule. - Finances
• Prepare fortnight and monthly performance matrix on fees and collections and submit to Partner and Finance Department
• Take responsibility for billing of clients and follow-up for payment of fees and collections
• Ensure due accounting process is followed and all expenses are settled at closure of client files. - Records, Documents and Knowledge Management
• Ensure handling, management, storage and retrieval of all firm’s/client/ project information or files is secure in safe and easily accessible platforms and formats in line with the firm’s policies and procedures
• Contribute to the firm’s intellectual property (e.g. precedents, newsletter articles, templates, on RFPs, projects, SoPs etc.)
• Prepare client correspondence, legal documents, etc. as required
• Generate thought leadership pieces on emerging issues that touch on the firm’s focus areas.
EDUCATION SKILLS & COMPETENCIES DESIRED
• Bachelor’s degree in Law and a certified Attorney of the High Court of Kenya
• At least 4 years’ legal practice experience within a professional services firm, at Legal Associate level
• Proven track record of effectively delegating work to others and supervising the work effectively
• Successfully run a project that involves other people in a legal firm – ability to identify projects and use self-initiative to get them up and running
• Marketing, Business Development skills a key advantage
• Demonstrated ability in strategy planning, driving performance, consistently producing superior results, cultivating ownership while enforcing organization policies and applicable laws and compliance
• Ability to develop innovative solutions to complicated process issues in a fast-paced and demanding environment
• A collaborative management style and a strong customer service orientation
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, trust and dependability with a strong sense of urgency
• Results-oriented, entrepreneurial, self-motivated, self-starter, who is flexible and adaptable to rapid change and has the ability to work in a fast-paced, high demand environment
• Strong consultative and influencing skills with the ability to build strong working relationships across all levels
• Experience translating KPIs to teams to get buy in and results
• Supervisory/team management experience – led a team of 3+ people
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with a good focus on organization, and enhanced multitasking abilities
• Excellent organizational skills, with emphasis on priorities and goal setting
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and statistical analysis software
• Good technical skills and ability to understand and propose solutions by focusing on stakeholder and organization requirements
• Ability to communicate information, whether technical or non-technical to staff members and other stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
If you are interested in applying for this exciting opportunity and have the requisite work experience, skills and education and have worked within the Legal Advisory sector, we are interested in meeting you.
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All applications received will be subjected to a fair and competitive recruitment process. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
This Advertisement will close on2nd January 2023 at 5.00pm EAT.