Job Title: Professional Support Lawyer (PSL)
Purpose: To provide training, research and knowledge management support to the lawyers
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Market rate – depending on experience
Background to the role
An opportunity has arisen for a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) to support the legal team at a leading law firm in Kenya. This is a stand-alone position and the main focus will be supporting the lawyers.
The successful candidate will participate in a range of activities including monitoring legal developments, dissemination of information, training delivery and organisation, maintenance of core precedents and the production of monthly legal updates and articles.Purpose: To provide training, research and knowledge management support to the lawyers
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Market rate – depending on experience
Background to the role
An opportunity has arisen for a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) to support the legal team at a leading law firm in Kenya. This is a stand-alone position and the main focus will be supporting the lawyers.
Personal Specification
Main Responsibilities
- Maintaining the firm's knowledge (know-how).
- Monitoring legal and commercial developments within the market, and keeping fee earners and clients informed.
- Identifying developments of particular interest to clients, and producing notes with commentary and analysis.
- Identifying the impact of regulatory developments on other practice areas, and organising and developing know-how, training, and resources as necessary.
- Assisting with the organisation of training of lawyers within the group and co-ordinating internal and external training seminars for the lawyers, including identifying relevant topics, dealing with queries, planning training timetables, presenting/organising speakers, overseeing arrangements and monitoring attendance.
- Co-ordinating trainee development.
- Legal research for fee-earners, as requested and dealing with queries regarding training provisions, precedents and general know-how.
- Enhancing and developing new mechanisms for capturing, sharing and communicating know-how (e.g. webcasts, intranet, Wiki blog).
- General administration with appropriate secretarial support.
Attributes/Skills Required
Candidates must have proven experience of dealing with professional support matters such as legal research, drafting precedents and delivering internal team training. The successful individual will also be assertive, robust and able to work independently.
The candidate must also have the ability to use the internet and on-line systems to research and dissemination of information.
Deadline: 3rd July 2010
Applications:
Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to:
sue@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
Summit recruitment & Training,
Rhino House, Karen Road,
Karen
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.
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