Legal Assistant

SUMMARY

Cytonn Asset Managers Limited (CAML) is a regulated Fund Manager by the Capital Markets Authority and the Retirement Benefits Authority. The company is also a licensed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Manager under the Capital Markets Authority. Our objective is to offer superior risk-adjusted investment returns to our clients through investments in both the public and alternative investment markets. The fund manager provides Cytonn Money Market Fund (CMMF) (https://cytonn.com/asset-managers/money-market-fund), one of the high-yielding money market funds in Kenya, which is fully automated for our retail investors.

CAML investors include global and local institutional investors, individual retail investors, and diaspora investors.

The Company is recruiting Legal Assistants to join our young leaders initiative. We are looking for hardworking Kenya School of Law graduates who have completed their pupillage and are seeking long-term growth in a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with reviewing, drafting and revising a wide variety of contracts, including but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, customer and supplier agreements, professional services agreements and developing template agreements.
• Assisting with various corporate matters, including Real Estate conveyancing transactions, corporate governance matters and facilitating business filings.
• Assisting in providing strategic legal advice on business matters and product development
• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
• Provide support in compliance and legal risk management, including researching statutes, laws, and other legal matters applicable to the company’s activities.
• Maintaining the department's safes and various registers and documentation.
• Collaborating with other departments as may be required to perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
• Any other duties as may be prescribed from time to time.

Requirements

• A Second Class Upper Degree in Law (LL. B) from a recognized University.
• Must have attained a B+ and above in O levels/ high school.
• Completed the academic programme at the Kenya School of Law (including Pupillage)
• Ability to proactively and creatively manage potential legal issues.
• A team player willing to learn, adapt and work with minimum supervision.
• Excellent organisation, administration, communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
• High levels of energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work long hours, under tight deadlines and to deliver to multiple stakeholders.
• High level of analytical and problem-solving skills.

Learning Opportunities

• Growth in commercial, corporate, real estate and investment law.
• Prowess in contract negotiation, drafting and management.
• Practical skills in Legal Compliance.
• Exposure to Corporate transactional support and administration.
• First-hand experience in Legal Research and advisory and Litigation.

Skills Required:

• Legal / Law