12 months
Pupillage Programme
Kenya School of Law candidates
Rotate through four practice groups with a partner supervisor, real client work from week one and a guaranteed associate offer for strong performers.
Careers
Do the most important work of your career, early.
We hire for judgement, curiosity and character, then give you landmark matters and the partners to learn them from.
Pathways
Where you begin.
6 weeks · June–July
Vacation Scheme
Penultimate and final-year law students
A paid summer placement with a dedicated mentor, a moot before our disputes partners and a research project that is published on our site.
Year-round
Associate Hiring
Advocates with 2–8 years’ PQE
Join a partner-led team on landmark regional matters, with a clear track to senior associate and partnership.
Year-round
Business Services
Finance, technology, knowledge and marketing professionals
The teams who make the firm run, from legal technology and knowledge management to business development.
Life at Igweta
What we invest in you.
- 01
Partner-led training
A structured curriculum taught by our partners, plus funded LLMs for high performers after three years.
- 02
Regional mobility
Secondments across our six offices and with clients in London, Johannesburg and Dubai.
- 03
Wellbeing that is real
Comprehensive family medical cover, a confidential counselling service and protected leave.
- 04
Pro bono with purpose
Every advocate gives at least 50 pro bono hours a year, and they count in full toward targets.
Open roles
Join the partnership.
- Senior Associate, Banking & FinanceNairobi6–8 years PQE
- Associate, Disputes & ArbitrationNairobi2–4 years PQE
- Associate, Energy & InfrastructureKampala3–5 years PQE
- Senior Associate, Technology & DataKigali5–7 years PQE
- Legal Technology LeadNairobiBusiness Services
- Pupil, 2027 IntakeNairobi · MombasaApplications close 31 January
- 01
Apply
A CV and a short cover note. We read every application ourselves.
- 02
Assess
A written exercise based on a real (anonymised) matter.
- 03
Meet
Two conversations: one with a partner and one with your future team.
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Offer
A decision within ten working days of your final interview.
Begin a confidential conversation