Overview
Faith Chebet is a seasoned Legal Counsel and Consultant with over five years of experience in contract management, financial services, and investment compliance. Known for her results-oriented approach, she provides strategic legal advice, negotiates complex deals, and ensures compliance with data protection laws. With a strong record in managing investigations, litigation, and regulatory adherence, she brings high-level expertise to remote legal consulting roles. Her goal is to drive impactful compliance initiatives across organizations through legal insight and strategic litigation support.
Technical Skills
- Drafting, reviewing & negotiating legal documents including NDAs
- Tax compliance and transfer pricing
- International law and legal analytics
- Research and drafting of legal reports
- Strategic planning and implementation
- Business design, processes, and improvements
- Legal technology implementation and advisory
- Proposal writing
- Property law, governance, and risk management
- Negotiation, corporate and contract data analysis
- Project, database, and information systems administration
- Commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution
- Interpretation, evaluation, memoranda drafting and articulation
- Governance, fundraising, technology, and training
- Cultural sensitivity, inclusiveness, and wellbeing
- Proficient in Power BI, Google Docs, MS Office, Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw
Professional Experience
- General Legal Counsel – Sax Valley Technologies (Jan 2023 – Present)
- Legal & Tax Consultant – One Click Royalty Authority (May 2022 – Nov 2022)
- Legal Assistant – Gordon Digital Revenue & Company Advocates (Mar 2020 – Mar 2023)
- Legal Attaché – Hekimu Law Firm (Jan 2019 – Mar 2020)
Education
- Post Graduate Diploma (LLM) – Kabarak University
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) – Kabarak School of Law
- Certified Salesforce Komb
Certifications
- French – Alliance Française
- Google IT Support – Coursera
- Stakeholder Management – Coursera
- Google Project Management – Coursera
- Data Protection and GDPR – Strathmore University
- Data Equity Law – Inclusiveness
- Domestic Arbitration Assessment Certificate – The Chartered Institute of Arbitration
- Strine & Co. Advocate
Area of Expertise
- Civil & Commercial Litigation: Representing clients in high-stakes legal disputes, including contract enforcement and corporate litigation.
- Employment & Labour Law: Advising employers and employees on workplace rights, compliance, and dispute resolution.
- Climate Change & ESG Compliance: Legal counsel on environmental regulations, sustainability policies, and corporate social responsibility frameworks.
- Data Protection & Privacy: Specializing in GDPR, Kenya’s Data Protection Act, and international privacy laws.
- Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships (PPP): Legal structuring of infrastructure development projects and public-private collaborations.
Credentials, Certifications & Memberships
Faith combines strong academic foundations with specialized certifications that support her practical and strategic capabilities in law and compliance.
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Law – Kenya School of Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) – Kabarak University (Honors)
- Certified Secretary – Kasneb
- Data Protection Law – CIPIT, Strathmore University
- Domestic Arbitration – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya Chapter)
- Additional Training – Certifications in Project Management, DEI, Google AI, French, Stakeholder Management (Coursera & Alliance Française)
Professional Memberships
Faith is actively engaged with professional organizations that enhance her legal acumen, support career growth, and promote compliance excellence.
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK)
- Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate Member)
