Legal Senior Researcher
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About the Role
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) seeks a Legal Senior Researcher to conduct legal research, prepare studies for committees, and support lawsuit management. The role involves drafting policies, developing templates, and assisting in litigation cases.
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Responsibilities
- Perform legal research and prepare simple legal studies to Committees related to fines and customs assessment imposed by ZATCA
- Draft ZATCA legal lawsuit management policies, guidelines and standard model forms
- Assist in identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of legal systems, processes and practices by researching global best practices and trends
- Develop relevant templates for lawsuit management services related to all ZATCA functions
- Assist in development of negotiating strategy in conjunction with internal stakeholders to effectively manage legal cases
- Handle continuous update of lawsuit management database systems ensuring request logs are always recent
- Conduct needed preliminary evaluations to assist in determining severity and urgency of collected litigation cases posed against ZATCA
- Assist in representation of ZATCA in cases raised in favor or against the authority before judicial bodies, committees and governmental authorities
- Prepare settlements to negotiate with employees and external entities involved in lawsuits against ZATCA
- Archive all judgments from lawsuits won by ZATCA for future reference
- Search for outsourced legal experts that can provide additional legal advice when needed
- Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures
Requirements
- Capable of operating with minimal supervision
- Experience in legal research and preparing legal studies
- Knowledge of legal lawsuit management processes
- Ability to draft policies, guidelines, and standard forms
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Job Overview
- Jobholders at this level are capable of operating with minimal supervision.
- They work within guidelines and procedures in order to prepare more complex, specialized or ad hoc reports in their related field.
- They contribute to the completion of milestones or operational targets within the assigned functional area.
- They undertake operational activities including performing legal research, preparing simple legal studies to Committees related to fines and customs assessment imposed by ZATCA, and ensuring data in files are complete.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft ZATCA legal lawsuit management policies, guidelines and standard model forms.
- Assist in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of legal systems, processes and practices by researching global best practices and trends.
- Develop of relevant templates for lawsuit management services related to all ZATCA functions.
- Assist in the development of a negotiating strategy in conjunction with internal stakeholders to effectively manage legal cases.
- Handle the continuous update of lawsuit management database systems ensuring request logs are always recent.
- Conduct needed preliminary evaluations to assist in determining the severity and urgency of collected litigation cases posed against ZATCA.
- Assist in the representation of ZATCA in cases raised in favor or against the authority before judicial bodies, committees and governmental authorities and ensure all needed documents are available to support case.
- Prepare settlements to negotiate with employees and external entities involved in lawsuits against ZATCA (excluding settlements related to audit and collection).
- Archive all judgments from lawsuits won by ZATCA for future reference.
- Search for outsourced legal experts that can provide additional legal advice when needed in order to manage internal and external non (tax, zakat, and customs) litigation cases.
- Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
- Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner.
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