About this role
JOB REFERENCE
NO. NLAS/ADLA/4/4/2026/11
- Please note for this position, officers may be deployed to the headquarters or regional offices.
Qualifications:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
- At least Twelve (12) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Principal Legal Aid Officer or in a comparable position in the private or the public sector;
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognized University;
- Post graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya school of law;
- Certificate in Leadership Course
- Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate or a clearance from the Law Society of Kenya;
- Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
Duties and Responsibilities
- Preparation of court pleadings in the applicable court/tribunal;
- Coordinate preparation of reports on legal issues;
- Preparation of legal opinion;
- Coordination of Legal aid services in court;
- Supervision and Coordination of casework conducted by in house and external Legal Aid providers;
- Facilitate provision of legal advice to clients;
- Represent clients in all courts and tribunals;
- Watch brief in criminal matters;
- Monitoring case flow management of pro bono lawyers, legal staff, and interns;
- Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Service’s activities;
- Identify and recommend appropriate areas of legislative reforms;
- Coordination and managing legal awareness and other outreach activities including pro bono programmes and law student’s internship programmes; and
- Conduct research and legal analysis.
Remuneration will be in accordance with NLAS Salary Scale:
- 159,916 x 14,208 – 174,124 x 14,208 – 188,332 x 14,208 – 202,540 x 14,208 – 216,748 x 14,208 – 230,956 x 14,208 – 245,164 x 14,211 – 259,375 p.m.
Skills
LeadershipResearch