Internship Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

Cytonn Investments is an investments and real estate company, with offices in Nairobi – Kenya and DC Metro area – U.S. We are primarily focused on offering alternative investment solutions to global institutional investors, individual high net-worth investors, local institutional investors and diaspora investors interested in the East-African region.

Legal Internship

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 to provide 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 departments 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;
• Creative, commercial legal thinking and appreciation of the business aspects in their application of the law
• Ability to pro-actively 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 ability to work long hours, under tight deadlines and to deliver to multiple stakeholders; and
• High level of analytical and problem-solving skills.

Learning Opportunities

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