Job Description
DEPUTY CHIEF STATE COUNSEL – FIFTY (50) POSTS V/No. 136/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.102,860 – Ksh.172,350 p.m. (CSG 6/Job Group ‘R’)
Special Legal Allowance: Ksh.45,000 p.m.
Non-Practicing Allowance: Ksh.20,000 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Ksh.16, 000 p.m.
Responsibility Allowance: KSh.10,000 p.m.
Entertainment Allowance: Ksh.7,200 p.m.
Leave Allowance: Ksh.10,000 p.a
House Allowance: Depends on region deployed up to a maximum of
Ksh.50, 000 p.m.
Salary Market Adjustment: Ksh.35,860 p.m
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service Permanent or Local Agreement
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:
(i) have served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Principal State
Counsel CSG 7 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
(ii) have a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) have a Post Graduate Diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law.
(iv) a post graduate certificate in Legislative Drafting, where applicable
(v) Admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
(vi) be a member of the Law Society of Kenya;
(vii) have demonstrated professional and administrative competence at that level;
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level may be deployed as the head of a regional field office/unit in the
headquarters and the regional /county offices. He/she will be responsible to the Chief
State Counsel for ensuring the Field Office/Units execute the Constitutional, statutory
and treaty mandates of the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice.
Specific duties and responsibilities for an officer at this level include: -
(i) Administration of civil registry, allocation of case files, legal advice to and
undertaking litigation on behalf of National and County governments,
undertaking arbitrations, asset-tracing and recovery/debt collection;
(ii) Supervision of staff;
(iii) drafting and reviewing complex documents, contracts and international
agreements;
(iv) providing legal advice and opinions to Ministries/State Departments and State
Corporations;
(v) Drafting of complex bills and subsidiary legislation;
(vi) advising Government Ministries/State Departments and State Corporations on
complex legislative matters;
(vii) preparation of statues for revision and publication of the annual supplement to
the Laws of Kenya;
(viii) Oversee and co-ordinate administration of Estates and Trusts in Head Office as
well as Regional offices;
(ix) oversee and co-ordinate legal functions, property management and conveyance
and co-ordinate Ex-Officio Agents;
(x) Ensuring proper handling of disciplinary processes; carrying out in-house
settlement of disputes; prosecuting matters before the Disciplinary Tribunal and
handling alternative dispute resolution; compilation of Statistical Reports;
(xi) Undertaking duties of an Official Receiver or Deputy Registrar; supervision of
registries including companies, business names, societies, coat of arms, marriages,
divorce and adoptions; handling of disputes; signing of statutory documents and
issuing gazette notices;
(xii) Initiating research on emerging legal issues, preparing legal opinions and briefs
(xiii) Initiating policy research, formulation and reform;
(xiv) advising Ministries/State Departments on legal policy issues;
(xv) preparing periodic/country reports and ensuring compliance with regional and
international instruments, ensuring compliance with principles and values of
good governance, human rights, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity