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◷ LEGAL COUNSEL / LAWYER RESUME — 2026

Legal Counsel / Lawyer
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◷ SUMMARY STARTERS

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Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with X years of practice across [commercial / corporate / litigation / regulatory]. Advised on transactions valued at $Y total. LSK and ICPSK member.
Senior associate / in-house counsel specialised in [domain — tech, fintech, M&A, employment]. Closed [N matters] of [type] in past [period].
◆ BULLET LIBRARY · 9

9 quantified bullets.

Each one starts with an action verb and ends with a number. Copy them in and replace the metrics with your actual outcomes.

  • 01Led legal due diligence on a $14M Series B fintech raise; coordinated with 3 external counsel teams and closed on schedule.
  • 02Advised on data-protection compliance under the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019; cleared regulator (ODPC) submission with no follow-up queries.
  • 03Drafted and negotiated 47 commercial contracts in 2024 (master services, vendor, customer); zero post-execution disputes to date.
  • 04Defended a KES 84M commercial litigation matter at the Milimani Commercial Court; secured favourable settlement at mediation stage.
  • 05Owned employment law function for a 240-person tech employer; cleared 12 complex termination matters with no Employment Court filings against the company.
  • 06Drafted the company's Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Data Processing Agreement aligned to KDPA + GDPR; rolled out across 5 product surfaces.
  • 07Negotiated cross-border IP licensing deal between a Kenyan fintech and a US payments platform ($1.2M ACV).
  • 08Trained the 14-person product team on regulatory compliance for financial services (CBK Sandbox + IFPE).
  • 09Maintained 100% court-filing deadlines and CLE compliance across 24-month period.
◇ SKILLS CHECKLIST

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LSK Admitted Commercial Drafting Corporate Advisory M&A Due Diligence Employment Law Data Protection (KDPA / GDPR) Litigation Regulatory (CBK, CMA, ODPC) Contract Negotiation

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