ALN Kenya Hiring Paralegal

ALN Kenya Hiring Paralegal

ALN KENYA | ANJARWALLA & KHANNA

ALN Kenya is one of Kenya’s most established law firms and the largest full-service corporate law firm in East Africa with over 100 lawyers. ALN Kenya has offices in both Nairobi and Mombasa, as well as a Dubai, Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H). Our close ties with AC&H allow us to seamlessly service clients based in the UAE on their transactions in Africa.

ALN Kenya won the Kenya Law Firm of the Year Award at the Chambers Africa Awards 2024, 2023 and 2021, Kenya Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 IFLR1000 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards for the third time since the launch of the awards in 2020, African Law Firm of the Year Award at the 2020 African Legal Awards for the fifth time since the awards were launched in 2013, Local Legal Adviser of the Decade Award at the Private Equity Africa Awards 2022; and Large Law Firm of the Year by the Nairobi Legal Awards in 2021.

ALN Kenya is the founding firm of ALN, an alliance of 14 leading firms across Africa providing seamless and effective legal, advisory and transactional services across the continent. ALN has a presence in Francophone, Anglophone, and Arabophone: Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Roles and Responsibilities

In more detail, the areas of responsibility include:

· Assisting the team in the preparation of standard transaction documentation for banking, finance & insolvency matters.

· Assisting the team in the preparation of step plans, matter checklists and completion bibles for banking & finance matters.

· Analyzing transaction documents and confirming that the formalities at each stage of the transaction have been done correctly.

· Preparing correspondence relating to banking, finance and insolvency matters.

· Maintaining timely and accurate internal and external status reports on the transactional progress made on relevant banking, finance & insolvency matters.

· Preparing stamp duty generation guides and other guides related to raising processes.

· Preparing and issuing lawyer-approved instructions to the registry service providers.

· Following up with the independent registry service providers and maintaining accurate and timely status reports on the transactional progress of banking, finance& insolvency matters.

· Preparing complete instructions/memos to the independent registry service providers, review the invoices from the independent registry service providers to ensure that they correspond with the approved instructions and purchase orders.

· Assisting the lawyers to undertake any file and account reconciliations on matters.

· Conducting company searches, land searches and other due diligence searches utilizing digital registry systems.

· Maintaining and organizing legal records, ensuring they are up-to-date and easily accessible.

· Ensuring all closed matters are archived based on the laid down procedures of the firm.

· Perform other tasks as deemed appropriate by the firm.

The role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with travel within and outside East Africa.

Experience and personal qualities

This role will require a detail-oriented, organized, and efficient person to support the team.

The following experience is preferred:

· Must have a Diploma in law (Paralegal studies) from a recognised institution.

· A minimum of at least three (3) years of relevant work experience of progressive working.

· Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.

· Must have considerable experience on the Ardhisasa and Business Registration Service platform.

· Must have considerable experience dealing with the land registries across the country and the companies registry.

· Must be analytical, detail and result oriented individual.

· Must have excellent computer skills and proficient in excel and word programmes and document management.

· Must have the ability to work within strict deadlines and limited supervision.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly with a range of people from diverse backgrounds.

· Must have a sound understanding of the legal profession.

· Must be very organised and good in time management.

The following personal qualities are preferred:

· Ability to multi-task in a complex and demanding environment.

· Ability to build and maintain highly effective working relationships with a range of people (both internally and externally).

· Excellent planning and organisational skills.

· Ability to learn quickly in a highly dynamic and fast-moving environment.

· Excellent emotional intelligence, including empathy, awareness and the ability to develop highly collaborative relationships.

· A skilled influencer and decisive thinker with the courage to raise challenges with credibility and sensitivity.

· Action-orientated, entrepreneurial and innovative.

· Commitment to A&K’s mission and strong ethical integrity.

· Commitment to teamwork.