Industrial Attachment - Legal Affairs

Kickstart your legal career at The Capital Markets Authority! As a Legal Affairs Student Attaché, you directly support corporate governance and ESG initiatives. Dive into legal research, update critical databases, and contribute to impactful workshops. If you’re a law or certified secretary student with top-notch integrity and communication skills, this is your chance to gain invaluable experience. Ready to shape the future of Kenya’s capital markets? Apply now!

The Capital Markets Authority is a statutory agency charged with the responsibility of regulating and developing an efficient capital market in Kenya. The Authority invites applications for the following position:

STUDENT ATTACHMENT LEGAL AFFAIRS AND CORPORATION SECRETARY – 2 Positions

The attaché will be reporting to the Director, Legal Affairs and Corporation Secretary.

Attachment Period: 3 months (non-renewable)

What you’ll do

The key responsibilities for the position are:

1. Assisting in organizing and participating in sensitization workshops and seminars for institutional investors and issuers on Corporate Governance and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG);
2. Updating different corporate governance databases for issuers’ announcements, change of directors, change of CSs and change of auditors among others;
3. Updating and analyzing the issuers’ monthly shareholding database;
4. Conduct periodic and/or one-off surveys on sustainability and emerging issues on corporate governance;
5. Assisting in conducting research and preparing legal briefs and opinions;
6. Assisting in maintaining proper records in respect to court files, contracts, and legal opinions; and
7. Updating the register of judicial precedents on Capital markets.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

A continuing student pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Law or Diploma in Law or a continuing student at Kenya School of Law or a continuing Certified Secretary(CS) student.

Key skills, Knowledge & Competencies

a) Integrity and honesty
b) Communication and interpersonal skills
c) Professionalism
d) Team Player
e) Ability to multi-task
f) Self-management and attention to details