ABOUT THE COURSE

Legal Auditor Certification Course is relevant for those who intend to acquire knowledge and skills to carry out actual legal audit of both private and public organizations. The objective of the course is to equip the participant with the practical skills to understand the content and process of legal audit, and to undertake audit with professionalism and confidence. The course is also relevant and suitable for in-house counsel in both private and State Corporations who conduct internal compliance audits within their organizations and equips them to monitor external audits as recommended in the Mwongozo Code of Governance of State Corporations.

The participant will learn about legal audits, the objectives and benefits, preparation of ToRs, proposals, inception report, data collection instruments, reports, etc. The Course will have many sessions devoted to practical activities simulating the various stages of an actual legal audit exercise.

Upon conclusion of the 5 days training, the participant will undertake a practical project off-site, under the guidance of the trainers, to ensure that the participant is well-equipped to carry out legal audit assignment from the beginning to the end.                             

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the Course the participant will be equipped to—

a)     Advise clients or their respective organizations on legal compliance requirements and prepare them for external compliance audits;

b)    Determine institutional legal risk parameters;

c)     Develop terms of reference and proposal for a legal audit;

d)    Prepare for an opening meeting and do an inception report;

e)     Prepare work plan, audit schedule, and data collection instruments, including questionnaires, interview guides, etc.;

f)      Prepare and populate a legal audit matrix and implementation matrix;

g)    Write the legal audit report;

h)    Evaluate an external auditor’s report.

YOUR INVESTMENT: Kshs. 105,000 (non-East Africans: USD 1,500) inclusive of VAT and registration fee.  (Covers tuition fees, course materials, stationery, lunch and refreshments). NOTE that where a person who has registered for the course pulls out within 7 days to the date of training, the School shall deduct 25% of the tuition fee to cover administrative expenses.

Application Process:

Application should be made ONLINE through the platform. Please log at:  https://services.ksl.ac.ke/web/ login sign up and register for the course.   

Money should be deposited in the School’s Account (Account No. 202 2029 110 Absa Bank PLC, Absa Plaza Branch, Nairobi, Kenya) and banking slip presented to the Finance Office. Please note that we would wish to have your duly completed application form and proof of payment by 12.00 p.m. on 3rd May 2024, to enable us to adequately prepare for the course. Late applicants should confirm availability of space before paying for the course

For more information, please contact the Course Coordinator, Naserian Sitelu or Christine / Jacqueline on: Tel: +254(020) 2699581/6

Email: cpd@ksl.ac.ke, msitelu@ksl.ac.ke; cmwanza@ksl.ac.ke  or  jacqueline@ksl.ac.ke   Website: www.ksl.ac.ke

CPD Points: 3