Litigation Senior Specialist

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Remote
Contract type: Full time
Remote
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 to their related field. They undertake operational activities including assisting in the development of ZATCA’s litigation strategy through consolidating and analysing historical data from previous cases. The job holder not only collects and assesses complex legal cases but also contributes to the completion of milestones or operational targets within the assigned functional area.

Job Resposiblites

Job Details

Customs Cases Planning

  • Receive litigation cases from objections team and provide support to prioritize cases for analysis based on pre-defined criteria
  • Research and analyze laws, regulations and policies depending on each case for proper analysis

Complex Cases

  • Collect and sort litigation and legal affairs cases and arrange coordination with sectors and divisions to identify all requirements and implications
  • Collect relevant documentation and arrange meetings with concerned entities when needed in order to identify committed infringements and prepare proper legal accommodation
  • Draft statements of claim, counterstatements, warning letters and responses on legal matters in order to maintain ZATCA’s legal rights and reputation
  • Assist in conducting necessary studies for the mitigation of recurrent infringements and formulate a list of all potential preventive actions to be taken when needed
  • Conduct legal research by utilizing various resources and selecting the relevant material to analyze the legal information
  • Assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis

Court Representation

  • 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-customs litigation cases

People Management

  • Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
  • Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
  • Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes

Communication and Contacs

Education

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

Experience

A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

Competencies

Legal Advisory - Developing

Collaboration and Communication - Developing

Professionalism - Developing

Broad Taxation Awareness - Proficient

Research and Analysis - Developing

Results Oriented - Developing

Litigation - Proficient

Customer Focus - Developing

Investigation - Developing

Enablement of Change and Innovation - Developing

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