Legal Senior Researcher

About the role

The Legal Senior Researcher will support ZATCA in managing litigation, drafting policies, and improving legal processes. Working with minimal supervision, you will prepare complex legal studies, maintain case databases, and assist senior stakeholders in strategic decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Draft ZATCA lawsuit management policies, guidelines, and standard model forms.
• Research global best practices to identify opportunities for continuous improvement of legal systems and processes.
• Develop templates and negotiating strategies for lawsuit management across all ZATCA functions.
• Maintain and update the lawsuit management database, ensuring request logs are current.
• Conduct preliminary evaluations to assess severity and urgency of litigation cases.
• Represent ZATCA before judicial bodies, committees, and governmental authorities, preparing required documentation.
• Prepare settlement proposals for disputes with employees and external parties (excluding audit and collection matters).
• Archive judgments from successful lawsuits for future reference.
• Source outsourced legal experts for non‑tax, zakat, and customs litigation as needed.
• Support junior team members and escalate complex issues to appropriate senior staff.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant legal research or litigation experience.
• Strong project management, data gathering, research and analysis, and legislative knowledge.
• Proficiency in legal writing, policy drafting, stakeholder management, and professional communication.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on high‑impact legal matters within a leading Saudi authority.
• Professional development through exposure to complex litigation and policy formulation.
• Collaborative environment with senior legal and regulatory experts.