Deadline: Nov 6, 2024

About Kenya Law

Kenya Law is a corporate body established by the National Council for Law Reporting Act,1994 and given the exclusive mandate of: “publication of the reports to be known as the Kenyan Law Reports which shall contain judgments, rulings and opinions of the Superior Courts of record and also undertake such other publications as in the opinion of the Council are reasonably related to or connected with the preparation and publication of the Kenya Law Reports” (section 3). Mission To Provide Universal Access to Kenya’s Public Legal Information by Monitoring and Reporting on the Development of Jurisprudence for the Promotion of the Rule of Law Vision Accessible Public Legal Information towards an Enlightened Society Official slogan Where Legal Information is Public Knowledge Policy Statements Access to information “As a member of the Free Access to Law Movement, at Kenya Law we believe that: Â· Public legal information is part of the common heritage of humanity and maximizing access to this information promotes Justice and the Rule of Law; Â· Public legal information is common property and should be accessible to all; Â· As an organization that has the public mandate to publish public legal information, we should not impose unfair restrictions on the use and re-use of that information by other persons.” Creating Shared Value Being aware of our obligation in the advancement of society, we will care for the wellbeing of one another and of the environment and we will align our processes, services and products with the attainment of positive social outcomes. Creativity and Innovation A creative and innovative application of progressive ideas in developing new legal knowledge and improving organizational efficiency Quality Statement Applying the highest professional standards in our processes, products and services, we will set the benchmarks for and share the best practices in law reporting, law revision and organizational excellence in Kenya and beyond.

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Duties and Responsibilities

Analyze legal judgments and identify the area of law;
Assist in marking up and annotation of judicial decisions;
Review anonymization of the judicial decisions;
Assist in extraction of cases, statutes, abbreviations, international instruments and text and journals cited and advocates in all judicial opinions;
Assist in assigning proper citation of all cases published in the case law database;
Assist in conducting legal research.

Minimum Requirements

Diploma in Law, paralegal studies, or equivalent Social Sciences or related field;
Previous experience in legal research, copy reading, law reporting will be an added advantage;
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Team player with proactive attitude

Method of Application

All applications are to be sent by email with the subject line being the vacancy applied, to email address: vacancies@kenyalaw.org The application email should be sent in two parts/documents and it must comply with the following requirements. The first document will contain the following information in one continuous document in portable document format (PDF), with information arranged in the following order:

A cover letter
A recent coloured passport-size photograph of oneself
A copy of one’s national identity card
A curriculum vitae setting out the following information about oneself:
Name, gender, date of birth and contact
Academic and professional qualifications
A list of academic and professional certificates
Previous work experience and/or professional engagements
Membership of any professional associations
The range of languages spoken, including one’s mother tongue
Any community service and social welfare activities engaged in
Names and contacts of three persons who can attest to the candidate’s academic, professional and moral standing.