Principal State Counsel

(i) cumulative service period of six (6) years, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Senior State Counsel, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service; (ii) a Bachelor of Laws from a university recognized in Kenya; (iii) post graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law; (iv) admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya; (v) certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution; and (vi) shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas: (i) Public Law; (ii) Private Law; (iii) Specialized Courts; or (iv) Field Services.

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Representing the National Government in public interest cases in national, regional and tribunals or in any other legal proceedings to which the National Government is a party other than criminal proceedings; (ii) Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, strategies, legislation, guidelines, frameworks, norms, regulations, plans, standards and programmes in matters related to civil litigation; (iii) Providing legal expertise and protecting public interest by appearing as a friend of the court (amicus curiae) in any civil proceedings to which the Government is not a party; (iv) Representing the national government in public interest cases in Alternative Dispute Resolution including: arbitration, conciliation, mediation, negotiations and adjudication; (v) Drafting, filing, service of pleadings and correspondences to the courts within the prescribed statutory timelines; (vi) Defending public interest in proceedings of any suit or inquiry of an administrative body which the Attorney-General considers to be of public interest or involves public property and involves the legislature, the Judiciary or an independent department or agency of the Government; (vii) Initiating recovery of civil debt ligation owed to the Government; and (viii) Instituting and prosecuting execution proceedings in court against judgement debtor where the government is the decree holder;

An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas:- (i) Public Finance, Social Services and Law Revision; or (ii) Natural Resources, Administration and Development.

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Drafting legislative proposals; (ii) Drafting subsidiary legislation, notices of appointment to offices in the public service, state corporations and constitutional offices; (iii) Rendering legal advice to Government Ministries/Departments and State Corporations on legislative and other legal matters; (iv) Undertaking research on legal and policy matters; (v) Preparing the Finance Bill; (vi) Undertaking the revision of laws under the Revision of the Laws Act (Cap.

1); (vii) Liaising with the Government Printer to ensure publication of vellum copies of Bills and subsidiary legislation in the Kenya Gazette; and (viii) Drafting and reviewing legal advisories to facilitate the passage of Bills in Parliament;

An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas: (i) Registration of Marriages; (ii) Registration of Societies; (iii) Registration of Books and Newspapers; or (iv) College of Arms.

Registration of Marriages

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Registering Civil, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and customary marriages and divorces; (ii) Developing and implementing laws, regulations, policies, rules, guidelines, strategies, standards, norms, principles, frameworks, plans, programmes and procedures in the department; (iii) Prosecuting and defending disputes arising from the registration of marriages, divorce and adoptions and produce documents in court; (iv) Issuing Registrar’s certificates after expiration of the statutory period; (v) Dispensing notice requirement and issue special licences to parties intending to marry; (vi) Performing civil marriages; (vii) Conducting special license interviews for parties getting married under Civil, Christian, Muslims, Hindu, and customary marriages; (viii) Determining the rules governing customary marriages; and (ix) Issuing certificates of no impediment to persons who intend to marry and who qualify for such a certificate

Registration of Societies

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Registering or exempting a society from registration and issuing a certificate of registration or exemption from registration; (ii) Developing and implementing laws, regulations, policies, rules, guidelines, strategies, standards, norms, principles, frameworks, plans, programmes and procedures in the department; (iii) Verifying every application for registration of a society; (iv) Updating a register of societies; (v) Granting written permission to a society whose registration or exemption is pending to collect or invite subscriptions or donations to the funds of the society; (vi) Refusing to register and notify a society of the decision where the application is not compliant with the Societies Act; (vii) Giving written notice to the society to show cause why its registration should not be cancelled or suspended; and (viii) Cancelling or suspending a registered society which has contravened the Act;

Registration of Books and Newspapers

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Receiving and registering published copies of books, newspapers and magazines; (ii) Developing and implementing laws, regulations, policies, rules, guidelines, strategies, standards, norms, principles, frameworks, plans, programmes and procedures in the department; (iii) Updating registers of returns in respect of books, newspapers, magazines and bonds; (iv) Publishing in the gazette exclusion of any book, newspaper or magazine or any class from the provisions of the Act; (v) Establishing and maintaining a library or a resource center of all received published copies of books, newspapers and magazines; (vi) Providing a certified copy of or an extract of any subsisting entry in a register to any person who may request; (vii) Prosecuting and defend suits filed against the Registrar of Books and Newspapers and produce documents before court; and (viii) Implementing and updating a database for all books, newspapers and magazines

College of Arms

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Receiving and considering any application for a grant of arms; (ii) Examining design of Arms; (iii) Developing and implementing laws, regulations, policies, rules, guidelines, strategies, standards, norms, principles, frameworks, plans, programmes and procedures in the department; (iv) Advising the applicants on the design of Arms; (v) Suspending or cancelling the application of grant of Arms; (vi) Issuing a grant and certificate of Arms; (vii) Registering Arms and delivering to the applicant; and (viii) Filing a copy of grant, Maintaining and updating grant register;

An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas: (i) Human Rights and Legal Education; (ii) Constitution Implementation and Democratic Governance; (iii) Ethics, Integrity, Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes; or (iv) Governance, Justice, Law and Order Sector.

Human Rights and Legal Education

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, legislation, regulations, guidelines strategies, frameworks, norms, plans, standards and programmes for human rights, fundamental freedoms and legal education; (ii) Advising the Government on matters relating to human rights, fundamental freedoms and legal education; (iii) Drafting legal opinions and legal briefs, cabinet memorandum, and statutory instruments on matters relating to human rights, fundamental freedoms and legal education; (iv) Advising on the formulation and ratification of regional and international treaties, convention, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (v) Drafting and reviewing country reports on the implementation of Kenya’s obligations relating to human rights treaties, convention, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (vi) promotion of quality and legal education for the development of a case digest; (vii) Disseminating reports, findings and recommendations of various treaty monitoring bodies on matters relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms to facilitate implementation by state organs, statutory bodies and other stakeholders; and (viii) Monitoring and evaluating policies, legislation, regulations, strategies, frameworks, norms, plans, standards and programmes for the promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms and legal education;

Constitution Implementation and Democratic Governance

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, legislation, regulations, guidelines strategies, frameworks, norms, plans, standards and programmes for constitutional implementation, democratic governance and access to justice; (ii) Advising the Government on matters relating to constitutional implementation, democratic governance and access to justice; (iii) Drafting legal opinions and legal briefs, cabinet memorandum, and statutory instruments on matters relating to constitutional implementation, democratic governance and access to justice; (iv) Advising on the formulation and ratification of regional and international treaties, conventions, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (v) Preparing reports obligations to treaties, conventions, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (vi) Drafting and reviewing country reports on the implementation of Kenya’s obligations relating to democratic governance and access to justice treaties, conventions, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (vii) Coordinating preparation of legal advisories to Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to facilitate the passage of Bills in the National Assembly and the Senate; and (viii) Monitoring and evaluating policies, legislation, regulations, strategies, frameworks, norms, plans, standards and programmes for the promotion of constitutional implementation, democratic governance and access to justice;

Ethics, Integrity, Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Developing, implementing and reviewing policies, legislation, regulations, guidelines strategies, frameworks, norms, plans, standards and programmes for criminal justice policy, ethics, integrity, anti-corruption strategies and economic crimes; (ii) Advising the Government on matters relating to criminal justice policy, ethics, integrity, anti-corruption strategies and economic crimes policy; (iii) Drafting legal opinions and legal briefs, cabinet memorandum, and statutory instruments on matters relating to criminal justice policy, ethics, integrity, anti-corruption strategies and economic crimes policy; (iv) Advising on the formulation and ratification of regional and international treaties, conventions, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (v) Preparing reports obligations to treaties conventions, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (vi) Drafting and reviewing country reports on the implementation of Kenya’s obligations relating to criminal justice policy, ethics, integrity, anti-corruption strategies and economic crimes treaties, conventions, protocols, multilateral and bilateral agreements to which Kenya is a party; (vii) Coordinating preparation of legal advisories to Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to facilitate the passage of Bills in the National Assembly and the Senate; and (viii) Disseminating reports, findings and recommendations of various treaty monitoring bodies on matters relating to criminal justice policy, ethics, integrity, anti-corruption strategies and economic crimes policy to facilitate implementation by state organs, statutory bodies and other stakeholders;

Governance, Justice, Law and Order Sector

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Providing secretariat services to the Governance, Justice, Law and Order Sector (GJLOS); (ii) Developing strategies for resources mobilization with development partners under the GJLOS and other relevant stakeholders to promote the mandate of the Office of the Attorney General; (iii) Strengthening of Inter-agency collaboration and coordination within the GJLOS agencies; (iv) Undertaking the development, implementation and review of GJLOS reform plans, programmes and projects; (v) Organizing joint review meetings on the administration of justice in the GJLOS; (vi) Establishing, maintaining, and updating an e-platform for knowledge sharing and advocacy on matters relating to the GJLOS (vii) Preparing client satisfaction survey on services offered; and (viii) Undertaking the maintenance of a risk register for the department

An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas: (i) International Law Department; (ii) Government Transactions Department; or (iii) Legal Advisory and Research Department.

International Law Department

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Providing legal advice on local, regional and international documents, agreements and treaties for and on behalf of the MDAs; (ii) Drafting, vetting, reviewing and negotiating local, regional and international documents, agreements and treaties for and on behalf of the MDAs; (iii) Negotiating Host Country Agreements; Trade Related Agreements; Bilateral Investment Treaties and Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements in collaboration with the National Treasury and Economic Planning and other relevant MDAs; (iv) Drafting, vetting, reviewing and providing legal advice on Host Country Agreements; Trade Related Agreements; Bilateral Investment Treaties and Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements; (v) Drafting legal opinions and pleadings in international arbitration and international litigation matters; (vi) Interviewing witnesses and recording statements; (vii) Drafting correspondence appraising parties on international arbitration and international litigation matters; and (viii) Liaising with external counsel on matters related to international arbitration and international litigation;

Government Transactions Department

Duties and responsibilities will entail: (i) Preparing legal advisories on Cabinet Memoranda; (ii) Negotiating procurement contracts, financing agreements, Bilateral Investment Treaties, PPP Agreements and Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements in collaboration with the National Treasury and Economic Planning and other relevant MDAs; (iii) Drafting, vetting and reviewing of procurement contracts, commercial contracts, financing agreements, MoUs, land transactions instruments and other transactional documents; (iv) Preparing legal advice on commercial contracts, financing agreements, procurement contracts, MoUs, land transactions instruments and other transactional documents; (v) Undertaking legal due diligence on contractors and service providers in consultation with MDAs; (vi) Preparing sensitization reports to MDAs on the mandate of the Department; (vii) Conducting research on emerging legal issues relating to public finance, public procurement and public private partnerships; (viii) Preparing legal advice on policy papers relating to public procurement and financial issues; (ix) Preparing draft Legal Opinion of the Attorney General as a condition precedent to effectiveness of financing agreements; and (x) Providing support in reviewing laws relating to the mandate of the Department;

Legal Advisory and Research Department

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Providing legal advice to MCDAs, Constitutional Commissions, Independent offices, Judiciary, Parliament on all legal matters; (ii) Providing legal advice on Memoranda of Understanding and Cabinet Memoranda; (iii) Providing legal advice on policy papers, strategies, frameworks, standards, and guidelines from MDAs; (iv) Undertaking governance and legal compliance audits on MDAs; (v) Undertaking research on legal and policy matters; (vi) Representing the Honorable Attorney-General and provide legal advice in meetings, multi-agency committees, constitutional commissions, workshops, task forces, tribunals, boards of state corporations and working groups; (vii) Developing practice and reporting guidelines of Counsel deployed by Human Resources and Management Directorate to Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies; and (viii) Preparing reports on sensitization of MDAs on the mandate of the Division; and

An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas: (i) Administration of Estates; (ii) Administration of Trusts; and (iii) Field Services.

Administration of Estates

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Administering estates of deceased persons; (ii) Managing Public Trustee beneficiary funds; (iii) Drafting transfer documents of movable and immovable assets in relation to estates of deceased persons; (iv) Presiding over alternative dispute resolution in succession matters; (v) Passing accounts in court for purposes of being discharged from administrator duty upon completion of administration of an estate; (vi) Implementing programmes to raise awareness on law of succession; (vii) Undertaking capacity building on administration of estates; (viii) Implementing and updating a database for estates administered by the Public Trustee; and (ix) Implementing policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, regulations, plans, standards and programmes on administration of estates;

Administration of Trusts

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Administering trusts for minors and persons living with mental disability; (ii) Managing Public Trustee beneficiary funds; (iii) Drafting trusts instruments; (iv) Prosecuting and defending trusts matters in Court; (v) Managing enemy property; (vi) Drafting wills and codicils; (vii) Managing property of missing persons; and (viii) Administering estates of adults who are incapable of taking decisions by virtue of age, infirmity or any other reason that may be considered by court

Field Services Department

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Managing Public Trustee beneficiary funds; (ii) Liaising with all Deputy County Commissioners administering estates of deceased persons whose gross value is Kshs.

100,000/= and below in their capacities as ex-officio agents of the Public Trustee; (iii) Managing income generating properties and other immovable property registered in the names of deceased persons and trusts; (iv) Undertaking training and capacity building of ex-officio agents of the Public Trustee, Assistant County Commissioners, Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs and other relevant stakeholders on the law of succession and trusteeship; (v) Liaising with Public Trustee County offices, Judiciary and other relevant stakeholders; (vi) Implementing programmes to raise awareness on law of succession and trusteeship; (vii) Undertaking research on legal and policy issues on law of succession and trusteeship matters; (viii) Implementing and updating a database for Public Trustee field services; (ix) Organizing official public events for the Office of the Public Trustee; (x) Implementing and updating an e–platform for information and knowledge sharing on law of succession and trusteeship; and (xi) Preparing speeches, briefs, memoranda and other position papers on law of succession and trusteeship in meetings, workshops, fora, symposiums and conferences;

An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas: (i) Complaints and Investigations; (ii) Prosecution and Dispute Resolution; or (iii) Public Education and Advisory.

Complaints and Investigations

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Receiving, reviewing and investigating complaints against advocates, firms of advocates or any member or employee thereof; (ii) Referring to courts and other fora complaints that do not disclose a disciplinary offence; (iii) Rendering legal opinions and advisories on complaints under review & investigations; (iv) Implementing and updating a database of complaints against advocates.

(v) Keeping complainants and advocates informed on the status of their cases; (vi) Summoning witnesses and any relevant person before the Commission for cross examination; (vii) Implementing and updating an e–platform for information and knowledge sharing on advocates complaints; and (viii) Fostering corporate culture that enhances ethical and good corporate governance;

Prosecution and Dispute Resolution

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Preparing files for the conduct of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sessions; (ii) Taking minutes and drafting the settlement agreements during the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sessions; (iii) Analyzing data, evaluating ADR case files, analyzing negotiated agreements, scrutinizing attendance registers and preparing periodic reports; (iv) Drafting affidavits of charge against accused advocates; (v) Prosecuting advocates at the Disciplinary Tribunal and submitting periodic returns; (vi) Scrutinizing judgments and preparing the appropriate documents for review or revision and related proceedings; (vii) Conducting client interviews to facilitate preparation of Affidavit of Charge (viii) Reconciling accounts in liaison with the Law society of Kenya and Advocates on matters before the Disciplinary Tribunal; (ix) Liaising with Civil Litigation Department to defend in court, orders made by the Commission and appeals from the Disciplinary Tribunal; (x) Extracting orders of the Disciplinary Tribunal and registering them at the High Court; and (xi) Instituting execution proceeding emanating from the Disciplinary Tribunal orders;

Public Education and Advisory

Duties and responsibilities will include: - (i) Undertaking legal research to inform the implementation of short, mid-term and long-term strategic objectives of the Commission; (ii) Preparing legal advisories on legislation, policy and international instruments on professional conduct and discipline of advocates; (iii) Developing and disseminating public education and advocacy materials; (iv) Planning and conducting public sensitization programs, legal aid clinics, stakeholder fora and guest lectures; (v) Sensitizing and training of Ministries, Departments and Agencies and the Public on Advocate disciplinary processes; (vi) Implementing and updating an e–platform for information and knowledge sharing on advocates complaints; (vii) Fostering corporate culture that enhances ethical and good corporate governance; and (viii) Implementing and updating a data base for the Commission activities

Eligibility: for serving public officers only.