# Associate Advocate - Nairobi

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Company: Emerge Egress Consulting

Category: Accounting

Location: Kenya, Nairobi, Nairobi

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-11-09

Expires: 2026-11-26

## Job Description

Role Objective

 
- Our client, a medium-sized law firm with a practice focus in Real Estate, Banking and Finance, is seeking to recruit an Associate Advocate to join its legal team.
 
- The successful candidate will support and manage a range of property and commercial law transactions, provide legal advisory services and undertake related corporate legal assignments. The role offers an opportunity to work within a collaborative and progressive legal practice, with exposure to diverse client matters and professional development.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

 
- Preparing sale agreements, transfers, leases, charges/mortgages, and discharge of charges.
 
- Preparing initial drafts of Letters of Offer, and Amalgamation or Subdivision applications.
 
- Conducting official searches, verifying land registry records, property ownership and investigating titles to ensure there are no hidden encumbrances or disputes.
 
- Coordinating the exchange of documents, ensuring safe custody of titles, and overseeing the financial completion (handling holding deposits and professional undertakings).
 
- Writing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), service level agreements (SLAs), shareholder agreements, and employment contracts.
 
- Assisting with company secretarial tasks, company registrations, restructuring, and compliance with regulatory bodies.
 
- Analyzing commercial risks for clients (e.g., tax implications, data protection compliance) and drafting formal legal advice.
 
- Following up with clients and opposing advocates to ensure conditions precedent are met.
 
- Preparing documents for stamp duty valuation, paying duties, and physically or electronically lodging documents at the relevant registry for registration.

Job Specifications and Qualifications

 
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with at least an Upper Second-Class Honours classification from a recognized university.
 
- A minimum of two (2) years\' post-admission experience gained within a busy law firm.
 
- Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
 
- Possession of a valid Practicing Certificate.

    Key Competencies

 
- High standards of professional integrity, ethics and confidentiality.
 
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
 
- Sound commercial awareness and an understanding of business-oriented legal solutions.
 
- Strong negotiation, communication and client relationship management skills.
 
- Effective organizational, prioritization and multitasking abilities.
 
- Good analytical, research and problem-solving capabilities.
 
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a legal team.

## Requirements

bachelor degree
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Apply by email: careers@emergeegressconsulting.com

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