Advocate

How to Apply: Send your CV and cover letter or pitch to hr@newagrodeal.co.ke, highlighting relevant land law experience.

Show Land Law Depth Before the Interview

This role sits at the intersection of agriculture, real estate, and export trade, so hiring managers will probe your grasp of Kenyan land law and conveyancing workflows. Your CV and cover letter must prove you can handle title verification and dispute resolution without hand-holding.

1. Lead with land law specifics: On your CV, list the exact land matters you've handled—title searches, subdivisions, transfers, or dispute resolution. Use numbers: how many transactions, what value, and which county lands. For example, 'Managed 15 title transfers in Nakuru County, resolving boundary disputes with the Ministry of Lands.'

2. Prepare a conveyancing case study: Be ready to walk through a full conveyancing process from instruction to registration. Mention the documents you've prepared (sale agreements, transfers, charges) and how you handled stamp duty and registration. This shows you can hit the ground running.

3. Show contract drafting range: This role drafts contracts for customers, suppliers, and investors. Bring examples of contracts you've drafted—supply agreements, lease agreements, or joint venture agreements. Highlight how you balanced legal risk with commercial practicality.

4. Know the regulatory landscape: Brush up on Kenyan laws on agriculture, exports, labor, and corporate governance. Be ready to discuss how you've ensured compliance in past roles, and how you'd keep both companies compliant across these areas.

5. Demonstrate dispute resolution skills: Share a story of a dispute you resolved—whether through negotiation, mediation, or litigation. Emphasize your ability to protect the company's interests while maintaining relationships with regulators and authorities.

6. Highlight agribusiness or real estate exposure: If you have experience in agribusiness, real estate, or export trade, make it prominent. Explain how that context sharpened your legal advice—for example, handling land purchases for agricultural expansion or advising on export compliance.

7. Show ethical backbone and independence: This role demands high ethical standards and managing multiple matters alone. Give an example where you stood firm on a legal or ethical issue, and describe how you prioritize and juggle competing deadlines.

8. Tailor your cover letter to the pitch: The posting asks for a 'pitch'—so make it compelling. Open with a specific land law achievement, connect it to the company's needs, and close with a clear call to action. Avoid generic phrases; show you've researched The Great Rift Valley Retreat and New Agrodeal.