Mitchel Apiyo

I am a  Legal Expert with six years of experience solving problems creatively and using tact and diplomacy to achieve win-win outcomes. Great team player comfortable thriving in competitive, fast-paced environments. Polished in handling direct client inquiries, implementing policies and executing legal responsibilities

Legal Affairs Manager, Geoner Systems Limited Nairobi Aug 2022 – Present Responsible for conducting land transactions which includes registration of title and land regularization. Drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize learnings, values and priorities Handling research, editing, and producing policy documents Monitoring, engaging and representing the company with key global policy fora I handle all legal matters in the company including Conveyancing, Labor Relations and Litigation

 Legal Associate, Emily & Associates Advocates Nairobi Mar 2020 - Aug 2022 Drafting legal and security documents such as commercial agreements and deeds, joint venture agreements, memorandum of associations, contracts of service, agreements of sales, charges, and mortgages. Processing of conveyancing documents and registration and maintenance of companies. Argued and won over 100 cases for the firm. I also came up with a Human Resource and Sexual Harassment Policy for the firm.

 Office of the Attorney General, Business Registration Services Nairobi Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 Day‑to‑day running of the Company's Registry which includes but is not limited to registration, maintenance, and updating of companies and entities and research on the tenents of business and company law. As part of the team that was responsible for digitization of the companies registry. I accomplished linking of over 15000 companies on the ecitizen platform from the manual register.

Postgraduate Researcher, Kenya Law Reform Commission Nairobi Mar 2019 - Oct 2019 Involved with the review of statutes, formulating by means of draft bills, providing advice and information to both the national and county governments with regard to the reform or amendment of the law, supporting the national government in policy and law reform through research, attending seminars on law reform and drafting reports. I took part in drafting of different legislation and was part of the technical team that drafted the Supreme Court Amendment Rules, Protection Against Gender Based Violence Bill , Community Rights Bill among others.

Trainee Advocate, NEMA Nairobi Jan 2019 - July 2019 Involved with the review and assessment of applications for permits and environmental assessment clearances, drafting of policy for the authority and drafting of policy for the authority and drafting of legal documents.

 Legal Administrative Assistant, Emily & Associates Advocates Nairobi Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 I was engrossed with the day to day running of the law firm which included: drafting of pleadings, formation of companies, filing of annual companies returns and general maintenance of the companies, research and drafting off legal opinions which entails analysis of the changing trends in the legal sector and analyzing the effects of these changes, attending court and preparing client meetings. Legal Intern, County Government of Nairobi

Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Kenya Law School Nairobi Jan 2018 – Aug 2019

Bachelor of Laws, University of Nairobi Nairobi Jan 2014 – Dec 2017 

 ICDL, Institute of Advanced Technology Nairobi Jan 2013 – Jun 2013 Certificate in Computer packages that is Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint.