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Careers

Senior Associate

Role type: Experienced
Firm: IKM Advocates
Location: Nairobi
Posted: 22 July 2025
Application closing date: 15 August 2025

Role Profile

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Associate to join our Corporate Practice Group to provide legal advisory services to clients in respect of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructuring, capital markets and general corporate advisory matters.

Minimum Qualifications

  • admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
  • valid practicing certificate;
  • at least 4 years post qualification experience in corporate legal practice with some experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity;
  • strategic thinker, commercially astute, entrepreneurial and innovative; and
  • highly organized, good team player, strong communication and project management skills, works well under pressure

Why Join Us?

At IKM, we offer more than just a job — we offer a career-defining opportunity to:

  • Join a Tier 1 Legal Practice in Kenya known for excellence and impact in the legal industry.
  • Become part of a global network of over 4,000 business lawyers worldwide, collaborating on complex, high-profile, and high-value matters for market-leading clients.
  • Benefit from opportunities for international secondments.
  • Work alongside and learn from some of the most respected legal minds in the industry, committed to your growth and development.