Legal Advisor

Job Description Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and opinions to the various Directorates on legal and legislative matters.
• Consider and review draft laws, bylaws, and regulations prior to their issuance or amendment.
• Prepare and draft legislation, resolutions, and regulatory bylaws in accordance with approved legal frameworks.
• Review agreements, memoranda of understanding, and contracts to ensure their consistency with applicable regulations and legislation.
• Analyse existing legislation and regulations and propose necessary amendments to improve and develop them.
• Monitor legal and legislative developments at the local and federal levels and prepare legal studies thereon.
• Prepare legal memoranda, reports, and studies related to legislative matters.
• Attend meetings of relevant committees related to the Legislation Directorate's work and provide legal opinions on the matters discussed.
• Coordinate with government entities and concerned parties on legal and legislative matters of common interest.
• Provide legal support in developing policies and procedures to ensure their consistency with the legislative framework.
• Contribute to promoting legal awareness within the SLC through guidance or workshops as required.
• Organise and maintain legal documents and studies relating to enacted legislation and decisions.

Qualifications Required Qualification and professional Experience

• Master of Laws (LLM) / Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• Minimum 12 years of practical experience in the legal or legislative field.

Required Skills

• Advanced legal analysis and legislative drafting skills.
• Proficiency in preparing legal studies and memoranda.
• Advanced legal and legislative research skills.
• Effective communication and coordination with diverse entities.
• Advanced proficiency in Arabic and English legal drafting.

Job Category: Legal

Advertiser: The Supreme Legislation Committee

Educational-level: Master

Required Nationality: UAE Only

Monthly Salary: Unspecified

Schedule-Time: Full time

Job Posting: 17/03/2026

Unposting Date: 15/06/2026