Legal Officer

Dubai Careers - A Smart Dubai Initiative; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental initiative in Dubai seeks a Legislative Analyst to review legislation and ensure compliance among government entities. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and have 2-6 years of legal experience. Responsibilities include preparing reports on legislative efficiency and managing complaints regarding legislative violations. This is a full-time position aimed at enhancing legislative enforcement in the Emirate.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years of relevant experience in a legal context.
• Experience with legislative compliance and oversight.
• Ability to analyze legal documents and reports.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze legislation in Dubai.
• Prepare oversight reports on legislative compliance.
• Monitor and report on legislative violations.

Skills

Legislative analysis

Compliance monitoring

Legal correspondence

Report preparation

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Review, study, and analyse the legislation currently in force in the Emirate of Dubai in order to identify legislative gaps and determine provisions requiring the issuance of implementing instruments to ensure effective enforcement.
• Prepare legislative oversight reports on the extent to which government entities and local authorities within the Emirate have correctly applied the relevant legislation.
• Monitor and determine the rates of legislative compliance by the Dubai Government entities and local authorities at the end of each year, based on the legislative audit reports.
• Review the legislation currently in force in the Emirate, prepare reports on their efficiency and effectiveness based on post-implementation assessment, and propose their amendment or repeal where required.
• Study and analyse reports received from the SLC General Secretariat’s strategic partners, particularly regulatory bodies, concerning legislative violations committed by government and local authorities in the Emirate, and prepare the related legal correspondence.
• Receive and manage cases, complaints, and observations submitted via the Legislative Audit Directorate hotline concerning legislative violations committed by government entities, and cases of improper implementation of the legislation in force in the Emirate; prepare the relevant legal correspondence to concerned government entities to address and remedy these violations.
• Monitor and actively follow up on news reports and conduct thorough fact-finding investigations to ensure government entities in the Emirate are correctly implementing the legislation in force.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• 2-6 Years Of Relevant Experience Required
• Job Category : Legal
• Advertiser : The Supreme Legislation Committee
• Educational-level : Bachelor
• Required Nationality : UAE Only
• Monthly Salary : Unspecified
• Schedule-Time : Full time
• Job Posting : 08 / 09 / 2025
• Unposting Date : 07 / 12 / 2025
• Senioriy level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Legal
• Industries : Government Administration