Christine Wanja Gitonga

 PERSONAL PROFILE. A young dynamic and highly competent professional looking forward to working in an organization where speed, efficiency, productivity and hard work are essential. I am a graduate in Law, with a short experience in the legal field. I am seeking to leverage my acquired academic knowledge and work experience by effectively filling a position at a fast paced organization . I am a hard worker who aims at achieving set goals and taking on more responsibility. CAREER OBJECTIVE To secure all opportunities to serve in a competitive organization that will utilize my knowledge, skills and expertise. PERSONAL ARRTIBUTES Ability to work under pressure as well as under minimum supervision. A team player with excellent inter- personal skills. Interested in positive progress and organization turn around. Result and goal oriented. Calm, level headed and analytical. An excellent oral and written communicator. Resilient, determined and dedicated. Respectful and professional. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND PERIODINSTITUTIONLEVEL OF STUDY 2017: Kenya School of Law Advocates Training Program (Dip KSL) -:Mount Kenya University Bachelor of Laws. Second Class Honors Upper Division -: Njuri School Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Grade B WORK EXPERIENCE JUNE - OCTOBER 2015 : Thika Law Courts. Position: Legal Intern. Key Responsibilities. Assisting the court clerk undertake various duties within the court setting. Assisting people visiting various registries obtain the help they required such as understanding court processes. Listening to complaints lodged by various court attenders and advising them accordingly or coming up with solutions to their predicaments. I also supervised community service offenders as they undertook their correctional punishment. I also got to talk with and advise them on how to be law abiding citizens. Writing judgements and rulings for magistrates. JANUARY - JUNE 2016 : Thika Law Courts. Position: Legal Intern for the Supreme Court Key Responsibilities Data base creation and entry of pending cases at Thika Law Courts. Research on factors causing a backlog of cases at the court and coming up with viable solutions to rectify the menace. Developing an outreach program whose main objective was to teach the general public and persons whose cases had dragged for long in the courts to consider Alternative Dispute Resolution methods. JULY - DECEMBER 2016 : Techno Brain ( Hurlingam). Position: Call Center Agent and Legal Assistant Key Responsibilities Responding to phone calls and client’s queries. Sorting out client’s complaints. Following up on clients. Data base creation and management. Responding to any legal matters arising. JULY – DECEMBER 2016 : Dreamland Motors Kenya ( Lavington). Position: Office Administrator/ Secretary/ Legal Assistant Key Responsibilities Responding to client’s queries and following up on them. Providing working solutions to their concerns. Responding to all forms of official correspondence. Ensuring the smooth running of all office departments. Handling taxation matters. Witnessing signing of documents such as transfer of property forms and log books. Customer service. Sales and marketing as well as social media campaigning. Market and competitor research and coming up with viable recommendations. Organizing the travel of the CEO and other partners and booking of client appointments. JANUARY 2018: GIDTOR TRAVEL DIARIES. Position: Content creator, marketer & virtual assistant. Key Responsibilities Marketing (social media, emails) the company’s products. Creating content for the company’s website. Managing content on the company’s website. Providing any administrative assistance required remotely. ADDITIONAL ROLES ▪ Volunteer at Newlife Children’s Home, Langata Road. ▪ Volunteer at Mount Kenya University Free Public Legal Clinics. POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Student representative Mount Kenya University -) MEMBERSHIP TO CLUBS AND SOCIETIES President’s Award Kenya. SEMINARS AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS World Trade Organization Summit (December 2015) INTERESTS Playing table tennis Swimming Acting Fashion design and interior décor. Make up artistry. Writing (scripts, articles, poetry). REFEREES 1. Dr.Martin Awori Mount Kenya University School of Law P.O Box- City Square – Nairobi. Cell Phone - 2. Leonard Apiyo The Judiciary (Supreme Court ) Email;- Cell Phone - 3. Samson Mwarabu Techno Brain Cell Phone -