Winnie Odongo

A visionary, objective and dynamic Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with 3 years of experience in corporate law and commercial Law, real estate and conveyancing, Contract management, regulatory compliance, data protection, Advocacy, dispute resolution and litigation. A leader with the ability to work effectively both autonomously and as a member of a diverse legal team. Adept at fostering and sustaining strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and law enforcement personnel to ensure success. 

Legal officer

OWVI INC; 1/2023 to present 

Key contributions

• Drafting and reviewing contracts, legal and advisory opinions and other documentation covering partnership agreements, MOUs, marketing and others.
• Provide legal support, advisory and guidance to the business and a wide range of issues such as data protection, regulatory compliance and managing the implementation of relevant changes as required by the business.
• Provide support in identifying and mitigating legal and regulatory risks that may affect the business.
• Conducting legal research on specific legal areas.
• Promote and facilitate resolutions of disputes through Mediation and Litigation.
• Managing external advocates through pro-active interactions and correspondences.
• Provide support on regulatory projects for the approval and licensing for the business and liaison with relevant regulators.
• Review and monitor internal policies and ensure that are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Record all claims transactions including appointment of partners and investors.

Associate

Conrad Law Advocates LLP; 2020 - 2022          

Key Contributions;       

• Drafting agreements, contracts, leases, pleadings, legal opinions, and any other legal documents and ensuring they are duly executed. 
• Conduct legal research on various areas of law as may be assigned by the Partner. 
• Overseeing filing and maintenance of intellectual property applications and/or registrations. 
• Provide legal advice on commercial and corporate transactions. 
• Participate in client meetings and obtained all the relevant information and documentation. 
• Negotiating settlements for clients and drafting settlement agreements. 
• Coordinating and directing a team of pupils at the firm, dealing with significant problems as required, and/or mentored and supervising their work on specific assignments.
• Updated clients on their matters on a timely manner.
• Maintaining records of case files and updating clients on court processes. 
• Safeguarding departmental documents and records to ensure the confidentiality of information. 
• Communicating and updating Clients on the progress of their files. 

Legal Intern

Environment and Land Court-Milimani Law Court, 2017 

Key Contributions;

• Provided assistance in the registries through the registration of both criminal and civil cases.
• Assisted clerks in the preparation of Court files as well as attending and recording court proceedings.  

Legal Intern

The Chief Magistrate’s Court-Criminal and Civil division, 2016 

Key Contributions;

• Provided assistance in the registries through the registration of both criminal and civil cases 
• Aided the magistrates in the preparation of judgments and rulings. 
• Proofread and transcribed into digital format.

Legal Intern

Billy Amendi & Company Advocates, 2015 

Key Contributions;

• Attended court sessions in the company of an associate to keep a record of court proceedings.
• Assisted senior advocates with drafting legal documents. 
• Maintained records of case files and liaised with clients with regard to the progress of their files. 
• Maintained trackers for legal documents to manage and store documents and reduce paperwork. 

Legal Intern

Philip Kisaka & Company Advocates, 2014 

Key Contributions;

• Attended court session in the company of an associate or the Managing Partner to keep a record of court proceedings. 
• Drafted legal opinions and maintained a legal opinion database to manage and store documents
• Assisted with due diligence and other intellectual property issues related to contracts, agreements and other transactional matters. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Law                                                                   2018 – 2019                  

Kenya School of Law          

Bachelor of Laws (LL. B)                                                                              2014-2018

Catholic University of Eastern Africa   

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education                                                     Jan. 2007 – Dec. 2010             

Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls High School

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Mediation Training Institute. I took the course in 2019 

B2 Proficiency in the German Language                                                         2011 to 2013

Goethe Institute the course 

Certificate in Data Protection

Strathmore University 2023

Certificate in CyberSecurity 

United States Universit-Ongoing