Sharone L
@sharonel
Legal Virtual Assistant with 5+ years drafting, research, and client care expertise.
What I'm looking for
I’m an experienced legal professional with 5+ years’ experience, seeking to contribute my training and acquired skills within a Legal Virtual Assistant role/position. I focus on drafting legal documents, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring clients stay fully informed through comprehensive reporting and clear communication.
In my current role, I prepare legal opinions; draft legal documents including litigation, conveyance, commercial and intellectual property documents; and handle client care. I also prepare fee notes and cost advice, conduct legal research in areas like data privacy, copyright, and patent law, and manage proposals to apply for funding, bids for consultancy, and tenders—while ensuring deadlines are met and matters are handled expeditiously.
Before this, I supported legal work through a legal attachment at a law courts, where I assisted in preparing cause lists, listening in on cases, and conducting research on emerging issues touching on human rights and children’s rights. Earlier, as a policy trainee, I conducted policy research on e-waste management laws in India, organized stakeholder awareness meetings, drafted proposals for funding and consultancy bids, and managed social media to communicate community development projects.
I pride myself on handling numerous projects in a fast-paced environment with strong organization. From reviewing and commenting on legal documents to attending meetings and keeping accurate minutes, I consistently deliver reliable, confidentiality-first support to clients and stakeholders.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Legal Associate
Mburu Maina and Company Advocates
Feb 2020 - Present (6 years 2 months)
Drafted and reviewed legal documents across litigation, conveyancing, commercial and intellectual property matters, and prepared legal opinions. Managed client care and produced comprehensive matter status reports, including fee notes and cost advice, while conducting legal research on data privacy, copyright, and patent law.
Court Attachee
Kibera Law Courts
Jan 2018 - Apr 2018 (3 months)
Prepared cause lists, observed court proceedings, and conducted legal research focused on human rights and children’s rights, including children offenders and access to legal representation. Produced status reports for judges and assisted with court calendar updates.
Policy Trainee
NASCI Ecology
Jan 2017 - Jun 2017 (5 months)
Assisted in policy research on the impact of e-waste management laws and organized meetings with energy-sector stakeholders to raise awareness. Drafted funding/consultancy bids and proposals and produced comprehensive reports and legal write-ups for consultancy work.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Kenya School of Law
Postgraduate Diploma, Law
2020 - 2021
Completed a Postgraduate Diploma with coursework in criminal litigation, civil litigation, legal practice management, trial advocacy, commercial transactions, succession, conveyance, legal writing and drafting, and ethics (Jan 2020–Nov 2021).
Catholic University of Eastern and Central Africa
Bachelor’s Degree in Law with Honours, Law
Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Law with Honours, with coursework including legal methods, movable property, conveyance, intellectual property, succession, consumer protection law, litigation, insolvency, and international human rights and humanitarian law.
Moi Girls High School
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Secondary Education
Completed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in 2014.
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