Njoki Mwangi

Over 5 years of diversified legal practice with a wealth of experience and expertise in Real Estate and Conveyance Law, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate- Commercial Law, General Contract Law, Legal Audit & Compliance, Company Secretarial work, Litigation and Legal Research. Highly developed analytical, technical and problem solving skills. Greatly motivated with the ability to work independently or within a team setting.

Proven track record of excellence, proactivity and successful completion of all tasks assigned. Possesses excellent communication & organization skills with the ability to multitask so as to see a job through until completion. My goal is to work in an environment that offers a competitive edge and that embraces growth, career development, professionalism, team work, enhancement of skill and expertise in pursuit of the organization's goals and objectives.

Associate - LJA ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES

(2019-10)

• Banking & Finance: Associate in charge of various bank portfolios
• Conducting due diligence on securities offered to various financial institutions
• Advising banks on structuring of securities
• Issuing legal opinions to banks on various subjects, including new developments in law and any new Acts of Parliament
• Training legal officers and Bank's relationship managers regarding perfection of securities and pre-instruction diligence
• Advising banks on enforcement of securities
• Client management and attendance
• Marketing and Department growth
• Development Conveyancing: Advising clients on structure of developments
• Drafting of letters of offer, agreements for sale and leases
• Management of projects to completion
• Commercial work & Conveyancing work: Drafting and reviewing various commercial agreements and documents including company incorporation documents, share purchase agreements and contracts, joint venture agreements and shareholders agreements
• Client advisory on appropriate business structures, conducting due diligence on businesses and various legal bodies, legal audits and ensuring compliance
• Conducting extensive research and drafting legal opinions related to commercial and corporate law
• Various Conveyancing transactions including Development Conveyancing, drafting of agreements for sale, transfers, processing transfers at various land registries countrywide, renewal and extension of leases, undertaking change of user of land, amalgamations and sub-division of land
• Litigation: Undertaking research and giving opinions on various commercial matters

Advocate - KARANJA-NJENGA ADVOCATES

(2013-08 - 2019-09)

• Banking & Finance: Drafting & Perfection of security documentation for various clients and in particular I was the Advocate in charge of all the top bank clients of the firm where I successfully created securities to secure borrowing amounting to several billions of shillings
• Conducting due diligence on borrowers, security providers and properties offered to banks
• Conducting trainings and seminars
• Development Conveyance: I was in charge of charge of various projects involving mixed user developments, sub-division and sale of land, sale of residential apartments & commercial spaces
• Negotiation of contracts
• Commercial Law: Drafting and reviewing various commercial agreements and documents including company incorporation documents, contracts and opinions
• Ensuring legal compliance by various corporate bodies; Conducting client interviews, advising clients on various legal issues and client management
• Conducting extensive research and drafting legal opinions related to commercial; and corporate law
• Performing general administrative duties as assigned
• Immigration Law and Practice: Drafting of various documents and making applications on behalf of clients for Foreign National Certificates, Work Permits, and Passes

Legal Assistant/Pupil/Holding Over - KARANJA-NJENGA ADVOCATES

(2013-08 - 2015-08)

• Preparation and perfection of securities for financial institutions represented by the firm e.g. charges, debentures, hire purchase e.t.c
• Preparation of agreement for sale, leases, transfers, deeds of assignment, assignment agreements, novation agreements, deeds of assent, tenancy agreements e.t.c
• Preparation of Joint Venture Agreements, Shareholders Agreements, Memo and Articles of Association, Transfer of shares and the related transactions
• Preparation and lodging of annual returns, transfer of shares, change of directorship, share allotment
• Lodging and filing of documents for registration at various land registries and the company registry
• Conducting research
• Drawing pleadings and submissions, among other related documents
• Court attendance

Consultant - Dr. Musila Consultancy

(2013-05 - 2013-08)

• Conducting legal research on a wide variety of legal issues
• Conducting field work, including collection of data and analysis of data
• Preparation of training materials for training of various clients
• Editing of various publications and in particular participated in editing of the book, "Handbook on Election Disputes in Kenya" by Dr. Godfrey M. Musila, Prof. Ben Sihanya, SJD, Elisha Ongoya and Muthomi Thiankolu

Master of Laws - Laws - University of Nairobi (2018-01)

Postgraduate Diploma in Law - Law - Kenya School of Law (2014-01 - 2015-12)

Bachelor of Laws - Law - University of Nairobi – School of Law (2009-01 - 2013-12)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - Bahati Girls' Secondary School (2004-01 - 2007-12)