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CHRISTABEL MBUYA NJERU

CHRISTABEL MBUYA NJERU

ADVOCATE
EMBU,13

Summary

i am an Organized and results-oriented person with 6 years of industry experience. i am Skilled in optimizing workplace coordination for compliance with state law and regulatory requirements. i have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills as well as attentive to detail. i have excellent leadership skills demonstrated by my ability to lead and give guidance to the staff i have supervised in my current engagement as well as making strategic goals for the legal department which has seen us move from a consumer to an income generating department.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
22
22
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

LEGAL MANAGER

BIMAS KENYA LIMITED
EMBU TOWN
06.2015 - Current
  • Drafted, negotiated and reviewed agreements and transactions on behalf of company.
  • Supervised a legal officer in conduct of administrative business.
  • Advised company on achieving statutory compliance by interpreting regulations, suggesting company policies and distributing literature on compliant work practices.
  • Reviewed case files to determine which ones were fit for out of court settlement and negotiations, which ones were fit to defend taking into consideration the evidence for and against the institution and also updated board and management on case progress
  • liaising with retained counsels on case management , defense strategy and case closer
  • Managed day-to-day legal activities such as sitting in management meetings for decision making, correspondence with stakeholders, supervising the legal officer, perfection of securities, drafting, maintaining security catalogues, trainings among others
  • Revised and finalized letters, briefs, memos, departmental policies to align them to the changing legislation and emerging legal issues..
  • Created quarterly and annual reports for consumption by the board.
  • Produced contracts, reviewed and drafted lease agreements as well as negotiated clients contracts whilst safeguarding the institution's interests.
  • Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles and codes.
  • Introduced a legal monthly digest on diverse legal issues affecting the average citizen in a bid to add value to the department's interactions with the staff

Education

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA - LAW

KENYA SCHOOL oF LAW
KAREN
01.2014 - 01.2016

BACHELOR oF LAWS - LAW

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
NAIROBI
08.2008 - 12.2012

KENYA CERTIFICATE oF SECONDARY EDUCATION -

ST. ANGELA NGUVIU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
EMBU
02.2004 - 11.2007

KENYA CERTIFICATE oF PRIMARY EDUCATION -

KIGUMO BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOL
EMBU
01.1995 - 11.2003

CERTIFICATE iN COMPUTER TRAINING - COMPUTER PACKAGES

SKYNET BUSINESS COLLEGE
NAIROBI
08.2009 - 10.2009

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TRAINING - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL CENTRE FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
NAIROBI
03.2016 - 03.2016

CERTIFICATE iN MEDIATION - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

MEDIATION TRAINING INSTITUTE INTL- E.AFRICA
NAIROBBI
10.2018 - 10.2018

CERTIFICATE iN LEGAL AUDIT - LEGAL AUDIT

KENYA SCHOOL oF LAW
KAREN
10.2019 - 10.2022

Skills

Agreement negotiation

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Accomplishments

In the period i have been engaged in my current position, i have turned the department into an income generating department by optimizing the resources and time at our disposal. we moved from being a consumer department to making over 4M kenya shillings in profit per calendar year.


i have also streamlined the operations of the organization by recommending for changes that improved our TAT on service delivery while freeing our time to engage in more productive things.


Introduced monthly legal digest that shares diverse legal issues with staff to enhance their basic legal knowledge.


Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets for all security documents


Reduced the number of case load from a high of 30 matters on average to an average of 19 matters per year by closing on old matters through negotiations and out of court settlements while ensuring we keep the number of new matters at a minimum by using negotiation and mediation skills.

Quote

Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that requires the true courage—however often we are hurt as a result of it.
Erica Jong

Additional Information

I interned at the ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS CENTRE- HAKI JAMII an NGO that dealt with the social and economic welfare of people at the grassroots level and offered trainings on economic advancement.

undertook my legal training (pupillage) in a busy law firm that handled corporate, conveyancing and commercial transactions among other things.

volunteered in a law firm in the cause of my undergraduate training to offer legal research services in a bid to improve my skills.

undertook my judicial attachment in the law courts where i was engaged in developing draft judgments and rulings as well as recording court proceedings.

Timeline

CERTIFICATE iN LEGAL AUDIT - LEGAL AUDIT

KENYA SCHOOL oF LAW
10.2019 - 10.2022

CERTIFICATE iN MEDIATION - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

MEDIATION TRAINING INSTITUTE INTL- E.AFRICA
10.2018 - 10.2018

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TRAINING - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL CENTRE FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
03.2016 - 03.2016

LEGAL MANAGER

BIMAS KENYA LIMITED
06.2015 - Current

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA - LAW

KENYA SCHOOL oF LAW
01.2014 - 01.2016

CERTIFICATE iN COMPUTER TRAINING - COMPUTER PACKAGES

SKYNET BUSINESS COLLEGE
08.2009 - 10.2009

BACHELOR oF LAWS - LAW

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
08.2008 - 12.2012

KENYA CERTIFICATE oF SECONDARY EDUCATION -

ST. ANGELA NGUVIU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
02.2004 - 11.2007

KENYA CERTIFICATE oF PRIMARY EDUCATION -

KIGUMO BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOL
01.1995 - 11.2003
CHRISTABEL MBUYA NJERUADVOCATE