Sandra Korir

I am a 29-year-old advocate of the High Court of Kenya. I attained a degree with Honours in Bachelor of Laws, Second Class Division from Moi University. I am also a candidate of Masters of Laws candidate.

I undertook my Judicial Attachment at the Iten Law Courts in July 2014 where I learnt the processes in courts during both criminal and civil proceedings by attending court sessions and working at the court registries.

I did my pupillage in 2018 at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Milimani for a period of six months. I also interned at Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority for six months in 2018-2019 where I gained vast knowledge and experience on Probate matters and general office functions at the legal department. I joined Arusei & Company Advocates from October 2019 for holding over until I graduated as an Associate Advocate in July 2020 to date where I have majored in Criminal and Civil Litigation matters among other areas such as Probate and Administration, Land matters, Pro-bono and General Practice.

I am very keen to work at your esteemed institution. I hope to improve and further my skills and gain hands on experience in all aspects of criminal matters, management, drafting legal documents, handling different clients in different cases, learning the general day-to-day running of activities. To also have the opportunity to network with members of the profession with the aim of achieving my goals and ambitions as a member of the bar and a legal officer.

Attached is my CV for your kind perusal. I will be grateful if I will get an opportunity to work at your institution. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours faithfully,

Korir Sandra Jerono

Associate Advocate | Arusei & Company Advocates July 2020 to date

Promoted to this position with added responsibilities as follows:

• Attending court sessions and keeping a record of relevant issues.
• Conducting Legal Research in relation to applicable precedents and the legal position as per the constitution, statutes and other sources of law.
• Drafting of Legal Documents including Pleadings, Applications, Submissions, legal opinions, Witness Statements, letters, interviewing clients and attending court sessions.
• Attending Court Registry to assess and file court documents as well as peruse court files.
• Attending and preparing court trials and proceedings.
• Attending client interviews.
• Consultancy.
• Conducting due diligence on conveyancing matters.
• Assisting and guiding junior counsels on the case management and in preparing pleadings and submissions.

Arusei & Company Advocates October 2019 - July 2020

Joined as a Trainee Lawyer on Holding over with the following responsibilities:

• Attending court sessions and keeping a record of relevant issues.
• Conducting Legal Research in relation to applicable precedents and the legal position as per the constitution, statutes and other sources of law.
• Drafting of Legal Documents including Pleadings, Applications, Submissions, legal opinions, Witness Statements, letters, interviewing clients and attending court sessions.
• Attending Court Registry to assess and file court documents as well as peruse court files.

Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority October 2018 - 2019

Legal Intern -

Joined as an Intern with the following responsibilities:

• Assisting the Legal Department in verifying grants from court registries.
• Conducting legal research and writing memoranda.
• Providing support to the Legal Department by responding to various legal issues.
• Attending the court hearings and proceedings.
• Performing administrative duties such as managing case files and filing of documents.
• Assisting with preparation of trials and hearings.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Milimani station

Trainee Lawyer [Pupil] 12thFebruary 2018 – 13th August 2018

My responsibilities included

• Conducting Legal Research in relation to applicable precedents, legal position as per the constitution, statutes and other sources of law.
• Drafting of Legal Documents including Pleadings, Applications, Submissions, Legal Opinions and Witness Statements, letters, interviewing clients and attending court sessions.
• Attending Court Registry to assess and file court documents as well as peruse court files.
• Client handling and correspondence to gather necessary instructions and information as well as for pre-trial preparation.

C.D Nyamweya & Co. Advocates

Internship - October 2015 – October 2016

My responsibilities included

• Attending court sessions and keeping a record of relevant issues.
• Conducting Legal Research in relation to applicable precedents and the legal position as par the constitution, statutes and other sources of law.
• Drafting of Legal Documents including Pleadings, Applications, Submissions, legal opinions, Witness Statements, letters, interviewing clients and attending court sessions.
• Attending Court Registry to assess and file court documents as well as peruse court files.

Judicial Attachment - June – July 2014

Iten Law Courts

My responsibilities included

• Attending court sessions and keeping a record of relevant issues.
• Writing model ruling and judgments.
• Handling of fines and balancing court account books for the day.
• Record keeping and preparing of case lists.
• File retrieval and storage.
• Assisting the public in filling legal court documents.
• Solving common legal issues.

Volunteer - 15th -19th August 2016

• Free Legal Aid at Kakamega Law Courts facilitated by Wabuyabo Lukoba & Co. Advocates.

Other Experiences i. Certificate of Participation in Kenya Albino Child Support Programme - February 2016

ii. Certificate of Participation in the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya on JPC World Environment Day Essay Competition (Secondary Edition) - June 2011

Post Graduate Diploma in Law - Kenya School of Law – (2017-2018)

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) - Moi University – (2012-2016)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - Loreto Convent Girls Sec. School, Matunda – (2008-2011)

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - Kapserere Highland Academy – (2000-2007)