Adjunct Lecturer at Kenya School of Law

The Kenya School of Law (KSL) is the only bar school in Kenya. After their completion of an Undergraduate Degrees in Law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of Law to be prepared for admission to the Kenyan Bar. The Kenya School of Law was established as a law vocational training school in 1963. However, the establishment of Faculties of Law in East African universities led to a need to change the training offered at the Kenya School of Law. The Kenya School of Law was re-established as in 1995 to provide the Advocates Training Program which focused on the preparation of young lawyers for entry into the legal profession. In 2005, a ministerial task force on the Development of a Policy and Legal Framework for Legal Education in Kenya expanded the mandate of the Kenya School of Law to include the following: Advocates Training Continuing Professional Legal Development Paralegal Training The provision of Specialized Professional Legal Training in Public Service Conducting of Projects, Consultancies and Research The Council of Legal Education Act is the basis of legal training in Kenya.

REF: KSL/HR01/2022

Overall purpose of the job

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Advocates Training Programme. The adjunct lecturer will provide training services in the Advocates Training Programme.

Job specifications (duties)

Areas of Specialization

The required expertise is in the following course units: –

• Trial Advocacy


• Legal Writing


• Commercial Transactions


• Legal Practice Management- Accounting


• Persons’ specifications

The successful candidates should: –

• Possess an LLB or equivalent and an LLM or equivalent from a recognized university.


• Possess B.COM or equivalent with Accounting Major and Masters in Science/Business Administration (Accounting or finance full Professional qualifications in Accounting CPA or Equivalent 6years and above teaching experience. (Accounting lecturers who need not necessarily be lawyers or advocates of the High Court)


• Trial Advocacy lecturers should be trained and examined by The National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) because the method used to teach and examine Trial Advocacy is the NITA method (National Institute of Trial Advocacy) System.


• Be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with at least five years post admission experience.


• Have the ability to conduct legal training at a practical level.


• Have been trained in Andragogy skills.


• Possess excellent communication skills with the ability to prepare and present concise oral and written reports.


• Have excellent planning and organizational skills.


• Have good Information Communication Technology skills.


• Have good customer care and public relations skills.


• Possess good interpersonal relations skills and be a team player.


• Have the ability to work under minimal supervision.

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