Job Title: Corporate & Commercial Associate / Advocate
Industry: Legal
Location: Nairobi
Gross
Salary: Competitive
Our
client is a leading full-service commercial law firm specializing in several
key African industries that are active and thriving.
They
seek to recruit a mid-level commercial lawyer to join their team in the
Corporate & Commercial Department.
Key
Responsibilities
· Involvement
in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), joint venture and
private equity transactions, such as:
·
conducting legal due diligence investigations and preparing due
diligence reports, in this regard, particular emphasis will be placed on your
ability to identify legal and commercial risks.
·
forming new business entities and structuring businesses and
their corporate affairs.
·
drafting/negotiating/reviewing of a host of transaction
documents (including term sheets, subscription agreements, sale of shares
agreements, shareholder agreements, distribution agreements, supply agreements
and sale of business agreements).
· managing workstreams and various teams on transactions and facilitating the closing and implementation procedures.
· Advising
on various aspects of applicable legislation in an M&A context, including,
but not limited to, the Companies Act, 2015.
· Drafting/negotiating/reviewing
of constitutional documents, memoranda of incorporation, shareholders
agreements and general company secretarial attendances (for instance, the
preparation of notices and minutes of meetings and company board and
shareholder resolutions).
· Drafting/review
of an assortment of commercial contracts (for example, non-disclosure
agreements, service level agreements and lease agreements) and providing legal
advice thereon.
· Research
and furnishing legal opinions and advice on a wide range of legal issues
(first-hand experience with the energy and infrastructure sector is
preferable).
· Knowledge
of Tax law and understanding of Competition and Employment law.
· Delegating
to, mentoring, training and working with junior professionals within and outside
of the Corporate & Commercial Department.
· managing
various team members (including senior lawyers within and outside of the
Corporate & Commercial Department) in M&A transactions.
· Assisting
with the day-to-day practice management, by;
·
preparing and settling invoices
·
engaging with clients regarding invoices
Skills
& Qualifications
· University
Law degree;
· Admission
as an Advocate in the High Court of Kenya with a current Practicing
Certificate.
· 3-6
years’ experience post admission in a general corporate commercial law firm
practice.
· Mergers
and acquisitions (“M&A”), joint venture and private equity transactions.
· Ability
to administer and execute instructions, from receipt to conclusion, with
minimal professional supervision.
· Strong
organizational skills, meticulousness, and high attention to detail.
· Ability
to prioritize and coordinate work to meet deadlines in a highly pressurized
environment.
· Be a
team player, who takes his/her clients and work seriously.
· Be able
to engage with often difficult and demanding clients who will interrogate your
reasoning and require you to justify your legal arguments and commercial input.
· Show
interest and an appreciation of what is happening around you and have an
interest in business, i.e. understand that political and economic events may
have an impact on your clients and your practice.
· Ability
to take initiative and assume responsibility for monitoring the expeditious
progress of transactions.
How to
Apply
If
you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and
experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject
(Corporate & Commercial Associate/Advocate -) to
jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke on or before 16th March 2023.
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