{"id":918719,"date":"2022-01-23T00:52:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T00:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/23\/monthly-salaries-of-a-lawyer-advocate-chief-justice-judge-and-other-legal-officers-in-kenya\/"},"modified":"2022-01-23T00:52:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T00:52:31","slug":"monthly-salaries-of-a-lawyer-advocate-chief-justice-judge-and-other-legal-officers-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/23\/monthly-salaries-of-a-lawyer-advocate-chief-justice-judge-and-other-legal-officers-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Salaries Of A Lawyer, Advocate, Chief Justice, Judge And Other Legal Officers In Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/0d265cd7bc874531b1adbcfcdbd468c3\"\/>A lawyer is one who is trained and licensed to prepare, manage and either prosecute or defend a court action as an agent of another person. They are also entitled to give legal advice on court matters.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, a Chief Justice is the head of judiciary as well as the President of the Supreme Court in Kenya.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cb62e2c62bd046b7a80dbead90786b16\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Basically, legal carrier is one of the best paying carriers in Kenya. For instance, the monthly earnings of a Chief Justice (CJ) ranges between Ksh 990,000 to 1,300,000. An Administrative Law Judge earns Ksh 396,000 per month while a Magistrate Judge earns a basic salary of Ksh 452,000 every month.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/6155944c7662404586606f5c2e7d1091\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Other Legal Officers earns their monthly salaries according to the scheme below; <\/p>\n<p>Arbitrator Ksh 179,000<\/p>\n<p>Associate Attorney Ksh 197,000<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Ksh 294,000<\/p>\n<p>Bailiff Ksh 92,500<\/p>\n<p>Barrister Ksh 77,700<\/p>\n<p>Candidate Attorney Ksh 173,000<\/p>\n<p>Conciliator Ksh 150,000<\/p>\n<p>Contracts Manager Ksh 163,000<\/p>\n<p>Contracts Negotiator Ksh 140,000<\/p>\n<p>Conveyancing Secretary Ksh 83,200<\/p>\n<p>Corporate Counsel Ksh 226,000<\/p>\n<p>Counsel Ksh 218,000<\/p>\n<p>Court Clerk Ksh 66,000<\/p>\n<p>Court Judicial Assistant Ksh 111,000<\/p>\n<p>Court Liaison Specialist Ksh 130,000<\/p>\n<p>Court Reporter Ksh 112,000<\/p>\n<p>Court Representative Ksh 91,000<\/p>\n<p>Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer Ksh 411,000<\/p>\n<p>Immigration Executive Ksh 206,000<\/p>\n<p>In House Counsel Ksh 214,000<\/p>\n<p>Intellectual Property Specialist Ksh 146,000<\/p>\n<p>Judge Advocate Ksh 321,000<\/p>\n<p>Law Clerk Ksh 69,300<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Ksh 304,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Administrative Assistant Ksh 81,700<\/p>\n<p>Legal Advisor Ksh 174,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Assistant Ksh 79,900<\/p>\n<p>Legal Associate Ksh 135,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Consultant Ksh 176,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Counsel Ksh 226,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Editor Ksh 145,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Executive Ksh 275,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Executive Secretary Ksh 78,500<\/p>\n<p>Legal IP Officer Ksh 70,400<\/p>\n<p>Legal Officer Ksh 94,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Services Director Ksh 346,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Services Manager Ksh 357,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal Support Worker Ksh 57,200<\/p>\n<p>Legislative Liaison Ksh 138,000<\/p>\n<p>Litigation Attorney Ksh 358,000<\/p>\n<p>Litigation Paralegal Ksh 178,000<\/p>\n<p>Paralegal Ksh 115,000<\/p>\n<p>Patent Attorney Ksh 220,000<\/p>\n<p>Staff Attorney Ksh 243,000<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link below to read more on the basic salary that lawyers, advocates, judges and chief justice always enjoy in line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.salaryexplorer.com\/salary-survey.php?loc=111&#038;loctype=1&#038;job=35&#038;jobtype=1#disabled<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Owitijoseph (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawyer is one who is trained and licensed to prepare, manage and either prosecute or defend a court action as an agent of another person. They are also entitled to give legal advice on court matters. 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