Lawyers

Salary range for the majority of workers in the selected occupation - from Ksh168.17 to Ksh474.64 per hour - 2019.

Lawyers give clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects, draw up legal documents, represent clients before administrative boards or tribunals and plead cases or conduct prosecutions in courts of justice, or instruct barristers to plead in higher courts of justice.

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Role Responsibilities

Accepting briefs and pleading in the higher court
Drawing up legal documents such as contracts, real estate transactions and wills and preparing statements of legal opinions
Gathering evidence to formulate a defence or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case
Drafting legislation and preparing government regulations based on existing laws
Evaluating findings and developing strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
Acting as prosecutor on behalf of the government
Giving clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects and undertaking legal business on clients’ behalf
Pleading clients’ cases before courts of law, tribunals and administrative boards or instructing barristers to plead in higher courts of justice
Researching legal principles, statutes and previous court decisions related to specific cases
Negotiating settlements in matters which involve legal disputes

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Skill level

Highly skilled