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Betty Kathomi Njebiu

Summary

To leverage my legal expertise and over 10 years of experience in Corporate Law, Legislative compliance, Court case Management , Contract Management, Intellectual Property Law, Labour Relations, Employment and Union disputes to drive strategic growth in a competitive, dynamic and healthy organization and to impact on people’s lives positively.

I am a passionate and results-oriented Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over a decade of work experience specializing in legislative and regulatory compliance, commercial law, employment law, litigation, navigating complex legal frameworks, fostering teamwork, contract management, risk mitigation, problem solving, legal reports and opinions. I have full appreciation for good corporate governance and compliance and the strategic role they play in the business marketplace.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager SSA (Sub Saharan Africa) – Legal and Statutory Compliance

Aspen Pharmacare SSA
05.2015 - Current
  • Ensuring that the Company’s interests are protected and the risks are mitigated at all times especially where legal claims are likely to arise.
  • Annual compliance process. Updating the business with all relevant legislations and ensuring compliance with the same and overseeing implementation annually through Teamwork.
  • Support the litigation process/prepare and follow-up on all court cases.
  • Advise on the best approach to every issue that is legal in nature.
  • Advise, negotiate, review and ensure execution of all business agreements/contracts expeditiously.
  • Ensuring legislative compliance in respect of the operation which is done on a quarterly basis in liaison with Group Compliance Officer who is based in South Africa.
  • Ensuring completion of the Legislative Declarations by the Chief Executive Officer with respect to Sub Saharan Africa operations.
  • Ensuring that all Trademarks are duly registered, renewed if need be and safely filed.
  • Advising on any potential/Threatening litigation and doing a risk analysis.
  • Debt collection/recoveries through demand notes and working with a firm of professional Auctioneers/debt collectors to ensure that the debts have been settled. Successfully sold land which was transferred to the Company to recover a huge debt.
  • Conveyancing where land matters arise.
  • Offering advises where mergers and acquisitions arise until the Agreements are finalized.
  • Risk analysis and mitigation.
  • Company secretarial functions especially on change of Directors, coordinating on board meetings, preparation of board resolutions etc.
  • Maintaining the online contracts library.
  • Training employees on various laws and regulations.
  • Report writing.
  • Preparing presentations.
  • The Company has won various cases.
  • The company has recovered huge debts.
  • Reduced numbers in court cases.
  • Having internal controls in place.
  • Having commercially sound Agreements in place.

Advocate/Associate

Kinyanjui Njuguna & Co. Advocates
05.2013 - 04.2015
  • Litigation-defending several insurance companies.
  • Conveyancing and commercial transactions for various banks and institutions.
  • Debt collection.
  • Updating clients on the status of the matters regularly.
  • Going through files and allocating the same.
  • Doing pre-trials with witnesses.
  • Advising clients through legal opinions on the best way to handle each and every case.
  • Initiating negotiation of matters out court leading to settlement of the same.
  • Drafting applicable strategies in each and every case.
  • Doing regular reports on each file.
  • Doing judgment notifications and court dates.
  • Doing appeals.
  • Recoveries.
  • Settling cases out of court and saving the firm the litigation cost.
  • Winning court cases.

Advocate, Associate

Kairu and MC Court Co. Advocates
08.2012 - 04.2013
  • Reporting to the Legal officer of the client (Directline Assurance Company) on a weekly basis on the progress of each and every case.
  • Actual Litigation until the cases were finalized.
  • Doing pre-trials with witnesses.
  • Advising clients through legal opinions on the best way to handle each and every case.
  • Initiating negotiation of matters out court leading to settlement of the same.
  • Drafting applicable strategies in each and every case.
  • Doing regular reports on each file.
  • Doing judgment notifications and court dates.
  • Doing appeals whenever necessary.
  • Settling cases out of court and saving the client (Directline Assurance) litigation cost.
  • Winning cases and recovering money on behalf of the firm.

Legal Assistant/Pupil

Thuita Kiiru and Co. Advocates
01.2010 - 12.2010
  • General office management and client care: this included preparing opinions and pleadings where necessary to help achieve the client’s objectives as well as providing the client with regular updates concerning their matters pending before court.
  • Conveyancing-From taking instructions from clients to drafting lease agreements, charge documents, discharge of charge documents, deed of settlement, transfer of land documents.
  • Writing legal opinions: This entailed extensive research on existing statutes affecting the particular issue and various case laws relevant to the issue and providing a viable plan on the best way to deal with a particular issue with regard to the existing law.
  • Drafting letters updating clients on the status of their matters.
  • Attending actual court sessions, assisting in preparation of court briefs and taking notes during proceedings and diarizing the dates given in court.
  • Safeguarding client interests.
  • Drafting of leases and Agreements.
  • Drafting legal opinions.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma -

Kenya School of Law
12.2009

Bachelor of Law (LL.B) -

Kampala International University
12.2007

Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education -

12.2001

Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education -

12.1997

Skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Digital office software proficiency
  • Computer literacy
  • Strong administrative skills
  • Strong supervisory skills
  • Dispute resolution skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Excellent decision-making skills
  • Result oriented
  • Contract Management
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism
  • Persistence

Personal Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Kenyan

Education And Professional Membership

  • Certified Secretaries, KASNEB, Certificate
  • Post Graduate Diploma, Kenya School of Law, 09/01/09
  • Bachelor of Law (LL.B), Kampala International University, 07/01/07
  • Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education, 01/01/01
  • Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education, 01/01/97

Training

  • Integration and value chain at the work place, Aspen Holdings, Cape Town, South Africa, 2019
  • Legal Workshop, Sun City, South Africa, 2018
  • Arbitration Workshop, Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration, 2018
  • Various Continuing Professional Development workshops, The Law Society of Kenya
  • Ministry Volunteer Training Programme
  • Integrated Management Systems Top Management Training-By SGS
  • Problem Solving, Decision Making, Team Building and Interdependence-By Sterling Stride
  • Annual Continuing Professional Development units
  • Pro-Bono Advocates Training on promoting and protecting Refugee and IDP Rights

Timeline

Manager SSA (Sub Saharan Africa) – Legal and Statutory Compliance

Aspen Pharmacare SSA
05.2015 - Current

Advocate/Associate

Kinyanjui Njuguna & Co. Advocates
05.2013 - 04.2015

Advocate, Associate

Kairu and MC Court Co. Advocates
08.2012 - 04.2013

Legal Assistant/Pupil

Thuita Kiiru and Co. Advocates
01.2010 - 12.2010

Post Graduate Diploma -

Kenya School of Law

Bachelor of Law (LL.B) -

Kampala International University

Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education -

Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education -

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