Anne Kimani

I am an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over three years of progressive legal experience, currently practicing at Mwamuye, Kimathi & Kimani Advocates. My practice focuses predominantly on conveyancing, commercial transactions, and security perfection. I bring a meticulous and results-driven approach to legal service delivery, ensuring client satisfaction through timely execution and adherence to statutory and regulatory frameworks. I am dedicated to professional growth and continuous learning while delivering efficient, high-quality legal solutions.

Associate- Mwamuye, Kimathi & Kimani Advocates, Nairobi, Kenya October 2023- Present
• Draft, review, and register conveyancing instruments including transfers, sale agreements, charges, discharges, and leases.
• Facilitate perfection of securities for leading financial institutions within prescribed Service Level Agreements.
• Advise clients on commercial transactions, real estate acquisitions, and compliance with land registration and Ardhi Sasa system processes.
• Prepare and review commercial agreements including leases, contracts for sale, joint ventures, and service agreements.
• Liaise with the Ministry of Lands and conduct due diligence including land and company registry searches.
• Provide regular legal opinions and transaction updates to financial institutions and corporate clients.
• Coordinate title conversion processes in compliance with current legal requirements.
• Communicating directly with individual clients on the status of their matters once assigned, drafting legal opinions and always noting to keep them informed on the progress.
• Represent clients in commercial, civil, land, and employment matters in various courts.
• Prepare monthly legal and compliance reports for institutional clients.

Associate- Omondi Ogutu & Associates, Nairobi, Kenya June 2023- September 2023
• Provided legal representation in civil, criminal, and commercial litigation matters.
• Drafted pleadings, legal opinions, and submissions in conveyancing and litigation disputes.
• Analyzed different pleadings such as Plaints and came up with appropriate responses to the same.
• Researched and collated different case laws and relevant authorities to be used in court and when making submissions in different matters.
• Conducted land and company registry due diligence and assisted in registration of legal documents.
• Drafted and negotiated conveyancing documents including charges, transfers, and sale agreements.
• Oversaw client communication and billing, including raising fee notes and bills of cost.

Trainee-Advocate – Omondi Ogutu & Associates, Nairobi, Kenya May 2022- June 2023
• Conducted comprehensive legal research and legal analysis on Commercial, Data Protection, Banking, Conveyancing and Real Estate transactions and Litigation matters that informed the precedent library at the firm.
• Negotiated, reviewed and prepared security and conveyance documents such as charges, discharges, debentures, sale agreements, transfers and other conveyancing documents
• Legal drafting of pleadings such as plaints, statements of defence and counter-claims, statements of claim, applications and other court documents.
• Prepared and conducted comprehensive legal research and rendered legal opinions and advice to clients on different legal questions and disciplines when called upon to do so by the associates at the firm.
• Prepared comprehensive legal opinions and presentations as part of the firm’s policy on regular updates to clients on assigned matters.
• Conducted searches in the Lands and Company registry departments as due diligence for completion of majority of transactions by the firm.
• Oversaw the fast-tracking and diligent handling of client matters before the different registries, government and county offices.
• Participated in court hearings, tribunal and mediation sessions under the supervision of the associates handling the matters and documented the same.
• Handled client services and client care which entailed;
• Minute taking during client meetings led by the firm’s Partners and Legal Associates
• Tracking status of legal matters & transactions and updating the files accordingly
• Providing timely and regular updates to clients and associates on the status of matters.
• Handled the client billing process that entailed raising fee notes, pro-forma invoices and bills of costs.
• Facilitating smooth communication between the firm and clients.
• Participating in client interviews and handling all inquiries from clients and other collaborating Advocates.
• Managing client file documentation to ensure all pertinent documents are accurately captured and readily available.

Key Achievements
• Conducted extensive research on criminal litigation matters that led to the acquittal of our clients;
• Delivered successful Conveyancing, Real Estate and Banking transactions;
• Timely preparation of security documents by the firm which impacted the timely perfection of the same by clients (Banks);
• Impacted presentations prepared by the Conveyancing and Real Estate department, to clients (Banks) on the new Ardhi Sasa regime. This immensely enhanced client’s confidence on the firm’s ability to handle their matters;
• Collaborated with a team of Litigation advocates in the preparation of clients’ Defence which led to the success of our clients’ cases;
• Spearheaded inter-pupil monthly moot court sessions on emerging jurisprudence building precedents relied upon by the firm. This contributed to the firm’s success on (5) criminal & civil matters where judgments were entered in favor of our clients.

Intern/Legal Researcher –Omondi Ogutu & Associates, Nairobi, Kenya September 2021 - April 2022
• Prepared, negotiated and reviewed security and conveyancing documents in large scale transactions.
• Concluded accurate legal research on conveyancing and litigation matters such as on employment matters that were greatly relied upon by associates in matters as precedent as well as providing legal advice to clients.
• Drafted and prepared submissions, pleadings and applications as well as legal opinions under the supervision of associates in-charge of the matters.
• Attended court mentions and hearings to hold brief for associates improving the firm’s performance in court attendance of matters.
• Handled filing of court documents in registries as well as service to clients and other parties in transactions improving performance and service delivery of the firm.
• Handling client services and client care which entailed;
• Updating clients and associates on the status of upcoming matters
• Raising fee notes and bill of costs to clients and other advocates
• Facilitating correspondence between the firm and clients
• Handling all inquiries from clients and other advocates
• Scanning and filing legal documents
• Participating in client interviews and client meetings.

Key achievements
• Streamlined the system of updating monthly progress report at the firm facilitating the improvement of turn-around time feedback to clients on their matters;
• Recommended the use of a unified email system within the firm creating a unified system of communication.
• Contributed towards improvement of the research methodology in place in a manner that saw the completion of tasks within the turn-around time perfected through working with tight deadlines.

Judicial Attachment–Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi, Kenya May 2019 – August 2019
• Successfully completed a 3-Month Judicial attachment program at the Milimani Law Courts as part of the L.L.B Course requirement.
• Drafted successful judgments and rulings of matters before the Honorable Magistrate forming 50% of the decisions delivered.
• Prepared legal opinions on breach of contract and employment matters before the Honorable Magistrate research which formed precedent in making Judgements and decisions.

Prepared regular reports on cases that came before the Honorable Magistrate improving the order of the Honorable Magistrate’s Diary.
• Updated the Court Clerk on status of matters coming before the Honorable Magistrate steering a smooth flow of the Court’s cause list.
• Regularly organized files and prepared cause lists for matters before the Honorable Magistrate accelerating the handling of the Magistrate’s cause list.
Key achievements
• Successfully drafted landmark judicial decisions (Rulings and Judgments) that are relied on as precedent in the legal profession;
• Impacted the expedition of matters before the Magistrate thereby helping in reducing the backlog of cases before the court.
 

Post Graduate Diploma in Law- Kenya School of Law
March 2021-December 2022:
• Completed the Council of Legal Education Examinations - April 2022
• Successfully completed the Pupillage program - December 2022
• Successfully graduated from the Kenya School of Law and admitted to the Bar as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya on 6th June 2023.

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)-Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
September 2016 to August 2021:
• 2021 Conferred an L.L.B Degree Certificate: Second Class Honors