Legal Researcher JOB

Job Title: Legislation and Government Affairs Legal Researcher 

Sector: Office of Undersecretary

Department: Legal and Government Affairs   

Section: Legislation and Government Affairs 

Direct Manager: Legislation and Government Affairs Senior Legal Counsel 

Role purpose:

Conduct in-depth research and analysis into various aspects of legislation and government affairs laws and prepare data, articles, documents, cases and more for the DCT Legislation and Government Affairs Legal counsel. 

Key responsibilities:

Legal Research and Analysis: 

• Conduct rapid and comprehensive research on laws, rulings and regulations relating to DCT to ensure that the legal position of DCT is protected. 

• Prepare briefs and preliminary drafts of legislative legal material pertaining to the DCT portfolio. 

• Summarize collected information into an acceptable report format and share results with Senior Legal Counsel. 

• Investigate facts and the applicable laws and jurisprudence that may influence the DCT’s Legal Counsel process to frame their respective argument/s for trial and to determine the cause/s of actions in preparation for the trial. 

• Draft and prepares pleadings and other legal documents such as petitions, motions, complaints, appeals, affidavits, letters, among others 

• Track down cases in various legal databases, including federal and state case law databases and law databases related to Legislation and Government Affairs. 

• Research topics such as constitutional rights, criminal procedure, tort law and administrative law. 

• Support in the development of cases by maintaining contact with people involved in the case, scheduling depositions, preparing and forwarding summonses and subpoenas, drafting complaints, preparing and filing discovery requests, preparing responses to opposing counsel, generating status reports. 

• Support case preparation by preparing case summaries and materials for mediation conferences, preparing pleadings, monitoring and obtaining discovery responses, organizing materials for team case review.

Shared Activity  

• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities related to the role at the request of the direct manager 

• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner. 

• Demonstrate compliance to organization’s values and ethics at all times to support the establishment of a value drive culture within the organization. 

• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.   

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Master Preferred) in Law or any other degree within relevant industry. 

• Professional certification in Law is preferred.  

Experience

• 1 to 3 years of experience in Legal Research or any other experience within similar role or industry.

Skills

• Language:   

• Full professional English proficiency both in speaking and writing  

• Arabic bilingual desirable but not mandatory   

• Skilled in MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)  

• High level of competency in relevant software applications 

• Self-motivated with a proven ability to complete work in a timely manner 

• Ability to quickly integrate with existing business software tools and knowledge of other relevant industry software. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - including appropriate stakeholder alignment. 

• Evidence of creating, implementing, and managing policies and procedures. 

• Ability to multi-task and to prioritize work effectively.  

• Ability to work under own direction and high degree of initiative. 

• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of legal research.