George Muteru

This resume is meant to properly detail my experience as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and particularly in commercial and corporate law practice, real estate and dispute resolution. Additionally, it demonstrates my capacity to apply both interpersonal and intrapersonal skills in my daily tasks geared towards achieving my mandate and favourable results.

Associate at MKN & Company Advocates (2025-03 – 2026-09)

Experience garnered

• Undertaking Securities Documentation and perfection for various financial institutions such as KCB Bank Kenya Limited, Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited, The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited, Family Bank Limited, Kingdom Bank Limited and Faulu Microfinance Bank;
• Advising the financial institutions on various transaction structures expected for mortgage buyers purchasing properties from different developments which advice includes preparation of legal opinions on emerging issues in the Conveyancing domain (e.g. Ardhisasa) and the nature of title and supporting documents expected from a particular development;
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various types of conveyance instruments and commercial agreements including lease agreements, sale agreements for various clients including but not limited to shopping mall complexes such as Lavington Mall and Maasai Mall;
• Incorporation and registration of various legal entities including Companies limited by shares and guarantee, Family and Charitable Trusts and Limited Liability Partnerships and drafting of constitutive documentation such as Memorandum and Article of Association, Trust Deeds, Partnership Deeds etc.;
• Acted in the capacity of the lead Advocate for various residential and multi-purpose dwelling developments such as 17 Sky Garden, 17 Kitisuru, Atana Terraces Gikambura etc. In this role, I was mandated with preparation of the Agreement for Sale, negotiating its terms with various purchasers and/or their Advocates, oversaw the geo referencing and sectional titling of the developments and registration of the transfers in favour of the respective purchasers;
• Advising clients on estate planning and participating in the transmission of the estate’s properties on their behalf;
• Prepared standard lease documents, Agreements for Sale, Estate Rules and By-Laws to be adopted in upcoming gated community estates;
• Advised and assisted various clients on the conversion processes for titles issued from a closed register and other land processes such as the change of user procedure, placement of cautions and replacement of lost title deeds/ certificate of Lease;
• Liaising with various conveyancing practitioners such as surveyors, land valuers, land administrators, registry clerks and land registrars with an aim to shorten the turn-around time for different transactions; and
• Represented several clients in filing succession matters and followed up to completion of distribution of the estate.

Associate at Wanjiru Kinyanjui Advocates LLP (2024-03 – 2025-03)

• Undertaking Securities Documentation and perfection for Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited, United Women Sacco and Faulu Microfinance Bank;
• Represented Jachin Sacco Limited in various debt recovery proceedings before the Co-operatives Tribunal;
• Advised and acted for different clients in a wide array of land transactions stemming from property sales, acquisitions, placement of cautions, replacement of titles and extension of leases;
• Preparation of minutes for board meetings of various companies such as the Fintech Group and I&M Group PLC and their respective affiliate companies;
• Undertook company registration, effected company changes and share transfers for various companies through the Business Registration Services portal;
• Undertook the registration of various clients, both individual and corporate, as data protection officers and data controllers through the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC);
• Assisted various clients in registration of trademarks and other intellectual property at the Kenya Industrial Property Institute;
• Prepared and reviewed employment contracts on behalf of different companies and was part of the team that represented the companies in employment matters at the Employment and Labour Relations Court.

Pupil at Wanjiru Kinyanjui Advocates LLP (2024-01 – 2024-03)

• Assisted in the preparation of securities for various financial institutions mainly United Women Sacco and Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited;
• Participated in the drafting of pleadings and submissions for various civil matters including debt recovery, tax appeal and employment suits;
• Participated in the registration of companies and family trusts as well as the preparation of the constitution documents for different types of legal entities;
• Assisted in drafting various conveyancing instruments such as the different forms of transfer applications, applications for cautions and the corresponding affidavits as well as sale agreements.

Pupil at Anti-Counterfeit Authority (2023-10 – 2023-12)

• Assisted in the preparation and review of employment contracts and participated in various employment suits;
• Attended various criminal matters regarding IP infringement, took notes of and extracted various proceedings;
• Corresponded with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding follow ups on various matters;
• Took part in drafting and reviewing various service level agreements as well as purchase and supply agreements; and
• Prepared submissions for various passing of suits.

Post Graduate Diploma – Kenya school of Law (2022 – 2023)

Bachelor of Laws LL. B (Hons) – University of Nairobi (2017 – 2021)

Secondary Education – Nyeri High School (2012 – 2015)