Annabel Njoki, Ll.B Email & Phone Number

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Provided Legal Advisory and contract review for a Tech Start-up restructuring their business model to facilitate expansion to regions outside Nairobi County.🏆 Provided Legal Advisory for a State entity conducting an inquiry into incidences of alleged negligence at a public health facility.🏆 Provided Corporate Structuring Advice for a Tech solutions company seeking to set up operations in 7 African Countries.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Developing and implementing an effective grievance redress mechanism for resolving disputes amongst the project affected persons.✦ Reviewing clients’ operations, processes, and internal policies to identify risks arising from non-compliance of laws and regulations.✦ Preparing and negotiating terms of transactional documents such as asset or share purchase agreements,shareholders’ agreements, joint venture, and financing agreements.✦ Maintaining statutory records, ensuring timely preparation and circulation of board agendas, minutes, and filing of annual returns.✦ Training and advising clients on court decisions as well as legal, policy, and procedural developments effecting businesses.✦ Providing company secretarial services including filling of documents at the companies registry, advised on corporate governance issues and drafted policies for companies.✦ Advising real estate developers on the legal structuring of mixed use developments, undertaking change of user, preparation of the project finance documents.✦ Conducting due diligence on properties, drafting and reviewing agreements for sale, leases and commercial leases.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Successfully formulated and implemented a dates issuance and management process which cleared 800 email requests, pending over 10 months, in 2 months.🏆 Trained all 8 staff manning the client relations desks on E-mail etiquette and developed templates for standardised responses.🏆 Organised a training for the station’s 70 members of staff on COVID-19 prevention measures and how to handle suspected COVID-19 cases on the Court premises, in collaboration with the Human Resource Directorate.🏆 Successfully supervised the re-organization of the registry, over 3,500 files, to ensure compliance with the recommendations of the 2020 – 2021 Audit and Risk Management Report.🏆 Appointed to serve as a member to the committee tasked with the formulation of the Employment and Labour Relations Court Practice Directions▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Implemented court administration processes, procedures, standards and guidelines.✦ Maintained the court registry.✦ Verified court orders, directions or decisions as the case may be.✦ Ensured customer satisfaction and coordination of public relations activities for the court.✦ Conducted performance management review, mentoring, guidance and counselling of staff.✦ Organized and coordinated meetings, events and workshop logistics.✦ Liaised with administrative units and directorates to ensure seamless workflow.✦ Drafted minutes and strategic documents.✦ Handled and responded to inquiries and incoming work requests.✦ Prepared responses to internal and external correspondence.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Steered the data collection phase in the formulation of the Judicial Service Commission’s Strategic Plan 2022 -2027 which entailed engaging Judges, Judicial Officers and Staff; the Legislature and Executive; Civil society and Development Partners.🏆 Provided administrative support to the human resources department during the profiling of over 7000 applicants for various advertised positions.🏆 Seconded to the Court Annexed Mediation Division where I administered feedback surveys, was the rapporteur for regional mediator meetings and was nominated to the team tasked with the development of the Mediation Master Plan.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Liaised effectively with the Judiciary and Judicial Service Commission Secretariat.✦ Coordinated organization and management of the commissioner’s schedule of activities.✦ Provided support for the commissioner’s meetings and activities i.e. pre-meeting briefs and meeting papers, presentations, working action points and follow-up.✦ Prepared and followed-up on correspondences on behalf of the commissioner, including drafting of general replies.✦ Managed and co-ordinated all logistical requirements for the commissioner including travel arrangements.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Provided legal advisory to government entities on streamlining existing policy documents for regulatory compliance.🏆 Provided recommendations to address systemic and procedural gaps for improved efficiency and improved relations with the parent ministries.🏆 Developed a general checklist for the legal departments for continuous compliance monitoring.🏆 Trained over 200 of the clients’ senior management and staff on the importance of compliance, consequences of non-compliance and best practices to regularly employ to ensure compliance.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Identified and documented the statutory obligations of the client.✦ Assessed the extent of the client’s compliance with statutory obligations.✦ Identified the gaps in compliance, the existing risks and proposed a compliance strategy to boost compliance levels of the Authority.✦ Evaluated existing policies and procedures that supported the legal and compliance functions to assess their adequacy in supporting the client’s regulatory and other compliance requirements.✦ Developed an inventory of compliance requirements relevant to the client and completed a detailed compliance risk assessment to identify all the risks, supporting controls and potential gaps for remediation.✦ Evaluated management of properties and transport and pending bills.✦ Reviewed all commercial contracts and court matters and advised on remedial measures where necessary.✦ Reviewed existing systems and procedures and assisted management and staff to develop and implement effective systems and procedures to enhance compliance.✦ Sensitized management and staff on the importance and challenges of achieving compliance as well as the consequences for non-compliance and best practices of compliance management.✦ Developed a mechanism that will enable the legal department to continuously monitor and audit the improved compliance framework.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Created the firm’s Google My Business site for online visibility which resulted in a 25% increase in the number of walk-in clients.🏆 Created an electronic case file management register.🏆 Reviewed and harmonized the firm’s procurement and payment policies to ensure predictability and efficiency.🏆 Provided legal advisory for a client in the transportation industry on preventive measures to mitigate litigation risk.🏆 Conducted legal research for a parliamentary election petition, argued to the Supreme Court, which the firm won.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Conducted and attended client meetings and advised clients on legal matters as well as updated them on the progress of their transactions and/or cases.✦ Carried out detailed legal research and prepared legal opinions and/or memoranda on legal issues raised and requested by clients.✦ Conducted legal research on various fields of the law, wrote legal opinions and provided legal advice to clients.✦ Provided advisory services to clients on legal issues, risk and regulatory compliance and contract management strategy.✦ Performed legal research and compiled opinions on various corporate and commercial regulatory matters.✦ Updated the Managing Partner on upcoming matters, case status and payments due.✦ Corresponded with clients assigned to me for case status updates and followed up on payments.✦ Worked collaboratively with the support staff to ensure that pleadings, additional court documents, legal instruments and correspondence were filed, served and/or delivered in good time.✦ Supervised the case file management registers (both manual and electronic).✦ Reconciled the firm’s expenses and ensuring suppliers/service providers are paid on time.

Murang'A Rd/Moi Avenue Junction, Twiga Towers, 4Th Floor Room 408 Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Drafted sale agreements, transfer documents and leases for various individual and corporate clients.✦ Prepared documents required for the registration of companies, societies and non-profit organizations.✦ Prepared legal opinions on various aspects of the law as instructed by the associates and partners.✦ Updating the Managing Partner on upcoming matters and case status.✦ Corresponding with clients assigned to me for case status updates.✦ Organizing pleadings, additional court documents, legal instruments and for filing, service and/or delivery.✦ Reconciling the firm’s expenses.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Acted as a Link between the Institution’s management and the students in the various clubs, movements and associations.✦ Represented the students in the clubs, movements and associations at the Students’ Governing Convention.✦ Allocated funds to each Club, Movement and Association subject to the approval of the Dean of Students.✦ Liaised with the leadership of the Students’ Organization in the organization of students’ activities and events.✦ Organized clubs’ week (recruitment week).✦ Addressed the and table reports at the Students’ General Assembly.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Developed strategic partnerships with corporates for purposes of career development of our exchange students, participation at the AIESEC Kenya career fair and participation at AIESEC CUEA activities.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Drafted correspondence.✦ Drafted and prepared conveyancing documents/instruments.✦ Prepared documentation for Company Incorporation.

Nairobi, Kenya

▶️ Key Contributions & Results✦ Maintained the chapter’s alumni database.✦ Updated alumni on the chapter’s progress and upcoming activities/events.✦ Liaised with alumni to establish corporate partnerships with their organizations.✦ Identified annual projects that require support from the alumni.

Diploma In Data Analytics, Data Analytics

Post Graduate Diploma In Law, Advocate'S Training Program, Pass

Activities and Societies: Firm Leader Team Doctor, Class E Football TeamClinical Instruction on Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation.

Bachelor'S Degree, Law, Second Class, Upper Division

Activities and Societies: Chairperson, Clubs, Movements and Associations Committee Class Representative 2012 - 2013

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