Deputy Chief State Counsel – 50 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

• Have served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Principal State Counsel CSG  7 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• Have a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Have a Post Graduate Diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law.
• A post graduate certificate in Legislative Drafting, where applicable
• Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• Be a member of the Law Society of Kenya;
• Have demonstrated professional and administrative competence at that level;

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level may be deployed as the head of a regional field office/unit in the headquarters and the regional /county offices. He/she will be responsible to the Chief State Counsel for ensuring the Field Office/Units execute the Constitutional, statutory and treaty mandates of the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice. Specific duties and responsibilities for an officer at this level include: –

• Administration of civil registry, allocation of case files, legal advice to and undertaking litigation on behalf of  National and County governments,  undertaking  arbitrations, asset-tracing  and recovery/debt collection;
• Supervision of staff;
• Drafting and reviewing complex documents, contracts and international agreements;
• Providing legal advice and opinions to Ministries/State Departments and State Corporations;
• Drafting of complex bills and subsidiary legislation;
• Advising Government Ministries/State Departments and State Corporations on complex legislative matters;
• Preparation of statues for revision and publication of the annual supplement to the Laws of Kenya;
• Oversee and co-ordinate administration of Estates and Trusts in Head Office as well as Regional offices;
• Oversee and co-ordinate legal functions, property management and conveyance and co-ordinate Ex-Officio Agents;
• Ensuring proper handling of disciplinary processes; carrying out in-house settlement of disputes; prosecuting matters before the Disciplinary Tribunal and handling alternative dispute resolution; compilation of Statistical Reports;
• Undertaking duties of an Official Receiver or Deputy Registrar; supervision of registries including companies, business names, societies, coat of arms, marriages, divorce and adoptions; handling of disputes; signing of statutory documents and issuing gazette notices;
• Initiating research on emerging legal issues, preparing legal opinions and briefs and
• Initiating policy research, formulation and reform;
• Advising Ministries/State Departments on legal policy issues;
• Preparing periodic/country reports and ensuring compliance with regional and international instruments, ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance, human rights, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity.