Senior Legal Researcher

zakat, tax and customs authority; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority is seeking a legal professional in Oman to manage and improve legal systems and represent the authority in litigation cases. Candidates must possess at least a Bachelor's degree in Legal Studies and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.

The role includes drafting policies, assisting in case representation, and ensuring compliance with legal guidelines. Strong competencies in research, analysis, and communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Draft ZATCA legal lawsuit management policies and guidelines.
• Assist in continuous improvement opportunities for legal systems.
• Develop templates for lawsuit management services.
• Help in developing negotiating strategies for legal cases.
• Update lawsuit management database systems regularly.
• Conduct evaluations of collected litigation cases.
• Represent ZATCA in cases before judicial bodies.

Skills

Project Management

Data Gathering and Assessment

Research and Analysis

Legislations and Regulations

Legal Writing and Policy Drafting

Stakeholder Management

Professionalism

Collaboration and Communication

Results Oriented

Customer Focus

Enablement of Change and Innovation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or equivalent

Job description

Purpose of Job

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.

Job 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 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

Job Details

• 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
• Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, or equivalent is required

Experience

A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience

Competencies

• Project Management - Developing
• Data Gathering and Assessment - Developing
• Research and Analysis - Proficient
• Legislations and Regulations - Proficient
• Legal Writing and Policy Drafting - Developing
• Stakeholder Management - Developing
• Professionalism - Developing
• Collaboration and Communication - Developing
• Results Oriented - Developing
• Customer Focus - Developing
• Enablement of Change and Innovation - Developing