Legal Drafting & Documentation
AM LAW ADVOCATES provides professional legal drafting, documentation and notarial services to individuals, businesses, organisations, litigants and law firms. Our services cover the preparation, review, witnessing, commissioning and notarisation of a wide range of legal and commercial documents.
Draft. Review. Commission. Witness. Notarise.
Six areas of documentation work, delivered with the same care as any contentious file — clear language, correct form and documents that stand up where they are used.
Agreements & Contracts
Preparation and review of commercial, property, employment and private agreements, drafted to reflect the commercial intention of the parties and to be enforceable in Kenya.
Request an Agreement / Contract- Sale Agreements
- Agreements for Sale of Motor Vehicles
- Loan and Financing Agreements
- Settlement Agreements
- Partnership Agreements
- Shareholders' Agreements
- Joint Venture Agreements
- Memoranda of Understanding
- Service Agreements
- Consultancy Agreements
- Employment Agreements and Contracts
- Agency Agreements
- Distribution Agreements
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Lease and Tenancy Agreements
- Property-related Agreements
- Commercial Contracts
- Debt Repayment Agreements
- Other bespoke agreements and contracts
Pleadings & Litigation Documents
Drafting of pleadings, affidavits, witness statements and submissions for proceedings before Kenyan courts and tribunals.
Request Pleading / Litigation Drafting- Plaint
- Defence
- Counterclaim
- Reply to Defence
- Statements of Claim
- Responses to Statements of Claim
- Applications
- Notices of Motion
- Supporting Affidavits
- Replying Affidavits
- Further Affidavits
- Witness Statements
- Written Submissions
- Grounds of Opposition
- Lists of Documents
- Statements of Issues
- Demand Letters
- Responses to Demand Letters
- Appeals and appellate documents
- Other litigation and court documents
Documents are prepared on the basis of the client's instructions, the facts disclosed and the supporting documentation provided, and are subject to applicable professional requirements.
Affidavits & Statutory Documents
Preparation of affidavits, declarations and sworn statements for court proceedings as well as administrative and commercial use.
Request Affidavit / Statutory Document- Drafting of Affidavits
- Statutory Declarations
- Declarations
- Sworn Statements
- Supporting and Replying Affidavits
- Affidavits for court proceedings
- Affidavits for administrative and commercial purposes
- Other documents requiring commissioning or witnessing
Commissioning & Witnessing
Services provided by an Advocate and Commissioner for Oaths in accordance with applicable Kenyan law and professional requirements.
Book Commissioning / Witnessing- Commissioning of Affidavits
- Commissioning of Statutory Declarations
- Administration of Oaths
- Witnessing of signatures
- Witnessing of legal documents
- Certification-related services where legally permissible
- Execution formalities for agreements and other legal documents
Notarial / Notary Public Services
Notarisation (notarization) and notarial authentication of documents by a Notary Public, including documents intended for use outside Kenya.
Request Notarial Services- Notarisation of documents
- Notarial execution and authentication
- Notarial certificates
- Notarisation of documents intended for use outside Kenya
- Witnessing and authentication of signatures where applicable
- Certification/authentication of documents where legally permissible
- Notarial services for individuals, businesses and organisations
- Other notarial services within the scope of the Advocate's authority as a Notary Public
Not every document can be notarised or authenticated. Notarial services are subject to the nature of the document, applicable law and the requirements of the relevant receiving authority.
Document Review & Drafting Support
Review, revision and strengthening of documents you already hold, whether prepared internally or by a third party.
Request Document Review- Review of existing agreements
- Contract review
- Identification of legal and commercial risks
- Amendment and revision of agreements
- Drafting based on client instructions
- Redrafting and negotiation support
- Legal document formatting and structuring
- Review of documents prepared by third parties
- Drafting support for businesses and organisations
Legal drafting support for law firms
Confidential, professional drafting and legal research support for advocates and law firms, on a matter-by-matter or outsourced basis.
How it works
Submit Your Instructions
Tell us what document or legal service you require and provide the relevant information and documents.
We Review
We assess the nature, scope and complexity of the assignment and may contact you for clarification.
Quotation & Instructions
Where applicable, we provide the proposed scope, professional fees and turnaround arrangements.
Drafting / Documentation
Once instructions are confirmed, we proceed with the agreed legal drafting, review, commissioning, witnessing or notarial service.
Request legal drafting
Tell us what document or legal drafting service you require. Provide your instructions and supporting documents and our team will review your request and advise on the next steps.
Request a DraftImportant: Submission of an online enquiry does not by itself constitute acceptance of instructions or create an advocate-client relationship. Professional fees, scope of work and applicable terms will be communicated separately. All services are subject to applicable Kenyan law, professional requirements and the nature of the document or transaction.
Notarial, commissioning, witnessing, certification and authentication services are subject to applicable legal requirements and the requirements of the relevant authority or institution receiving the document.