Chief Specialist - Legal Legislations & Studies

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy

• Represent RTA before government entities on legal issues, legislation, and studies.
• Comment on draft federal and local legislation received from the Supreme Legislation Committee.
• Create legislative cover for RTA works and services with related organizational units.
• Devise legal policies and procedures and legal briefs for executive decision-making.
• Provide global, regional, and local transport-law legislation databases to inform policy and decisions.
• Develop RTA businesses and services from a legal perspective with departments to design governing legislation.
• Provide legal training programs and contribute to RTA publications and releases.

Operations

• Draft and prepare legislation, including laws, Executive Council resolutions, administrativedecisions, and executive regulations.
• Document, preserve, and organize legislation, regulations, and legal instruments for reliablereference.
• Provide organizational units with relevant legislation and legal regulations aligned to their competencies.
• Provide legal opinions and technical advice to sectors, institutions, and departments per approved procedures.
• Prepare legal research on topics within the Authority’s duties.
• Prepare legal studies to address gaps in legislation and laws related to RTA’s work.
• Review policies and technical manuals for legal compatibility and accurate wording per approved procedures.
• Monitor and refine reports, correspondence, and legal documents for top management.
• Perform legal studies and propose legal studies and projects to support RTA departments.
• Legally advise on matters concerning laws and legislations and highlight the necessity of compliance.

Product/Process Improvement

• Periodically review applicable legislation and recommend amendments for conflicts or new situations.
• Establish mechanisms to monitor and track compliance with internal and external regulations;submit periodic compliance reports to top management.
• Propose modifications or simplifications in work procedures to raise efficiency.