Jerono Katwa

Skilled Lawyer, Company Secretary and Accountant with 8 years experience. Looking for freelance jobs. Passionate about good service provision.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Legal Counsel at the County Government of Uasin – Gishu, 1st March 2021 to date. My duties include:

• Drafting and publication of legislative proposals for the County Government and its agencies on legislative and other legal matters;
• Negotiating, drafting, vetting and interpreting local and international treaties for and of behalf of the County Government and its agencies;
• Representing the County Government in court in all legal proceedings in matters before courts and tribunals within the country;
• Assisting, in conjunction with the Director of Public Prosecutions, to prosecute offences resulting from the County legislations in any court (other than court martials);
• Undertaking research on assigned legal issues and compiling data to ensure the prosecution services offered are well informed and of high quality, and to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of service;
• Working with and supporting such administrative units in the office of the County Attorney as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the functions of the office;

1. Legal and Human Resource Officer at Njeru Industries, November 2020 to February 2021. My duties included the following:

• Preparing contracts and other legal documents as required.
• Liaising with external lawyers to protect the interests of the  Company.
• Participating in handling tax matters as and when required.
• Litigation management including gathering information and evidence on cases involving the company.
• Providing legal advice, opinions and reports as required.
• Participating in management and company meetings.
• Providing company secretarial services to the company.
• Taking part in formulation of Human resource strategy and policy development in line with set business plans and objectives.
• Ensuring the Company attracts, develops and retains the best talent in the industry.

1. Company Secretary (Juniour Associate) at Azali Certified Company Secretaries LLP, 2019. My duties included to:

• Provide support to companies to ensure that their administration and governance functions comply with Articles of association and relevant statutory obligations.
• Facilitate meetings in companies, take minutes and attend to action logs.
• Maintain of statutory registers including the shares register.
• Periodically file returns with Registrar of Companies.
• Prepare documents and file changes in companies at the Companies Registry.
• Liaise with the Companies Registry, Lands Registry and various other government offices in aid of our clients’ businesses.
• Conduct Board and governance trainings.

1. Legal Assistantand Pupil at Mboya Wangong’u and Waiyaki Advocates, Nairobi – 2016 to 2018. My duties included to:

• Assist in the conduct of legal transactions in  the following areas of practice:
• Commercial law.
• Company Secretarial practice.
• Tax Law Practice.
• Conveyancing and real estate law.
• Employment and labour law.
• Estate planning and administration.
• Civil litigation practice
• Liaise with various government agencies such as the Companies Registry, The Lands Registry, The Kenya Revenue Authority, Court Registries and County Government offices.
• Communicate and correspond with clients and other stakeholder offices.
• Draft of legal documents including but not limited to contracts, agreements, conveyancing instruments and court pleadings.
• Attend court and tribunal proceedings.
• Perform due diligence exercises.

MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATIONS

1. Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya
2. Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya
3. Law Society of Kenya, Registration Number

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law (2017)
2. Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi (Second Class Honours Upper Division (2016)
3. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education  Grade A plain from St. Brigid’s Girls’ High School(2010)
4. Kenya Certificate of Primary Education 409 out of 500 marks from The Rock Mirror School (2006)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. Certified Secretaries Finalist , KASNEB (2016)
2. Certified Public Accountants Finalist, KASNEB (2014)