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.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- The majority of Lawyers earn a salary between Ksh37,621 and Ksh161,006 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Lawyers ranges from Ksh37,621 to Ksh116,424.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between Ksh54,333 and Ksh182,754 per month.
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Job Responsibilities
- Giving clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects and undertaking legal business on clients’ behalf
- Researching legal principles, statutes and previous court decisions related to specific cases
- 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
- Evaluating findings and developing strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
- Pleading clients’ cases before courts of law, tribunals and administrative boards or instructing barristers to plead in higher courts of justice
- Accepting briefs and pleading in the higher court
- Acting as prosecutor on behalf of the government
- Negotiating settlements in matters which involve legal disputes
- Drafting legislation and preparing government regulations based on existing laws
- Drawing up legal documents such as contracts, real estate transactions and wills and preparing statements of legal opinions
