1.1 Introduction and purpose of the guide
In the interest of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development to provide stimulating, productive and stable job opportunities for male and female citizens in various regions of the Kingdom, and to raise the level of their participation in the labor market, and based on the direction of the Ministry to localize sectors and target activities in accordance with the objectives of Vision 2030, and in reference to Ministerial Resolution No. (212607) and the date 11/24/1442 AH regarding the decision to nationalize the legal advisory professions to enable Saudi cadres to work in the private sector.
This decision is considered among a set of Emiratisation decisions that the Ministry has worked on in cooperation and partnership with the relevant government and supervisory agencies to provide an appropriate and stimulating work environment for national human resources, and to expand the circle of participation with the private sector in line with the Emiratisation strategy concerned with developing human capital, and enhancing contribution to the economic system. It is not considered a substitute or inconsistent with the settlement decisions previously issued by the Ministry.
The decision took into account the conditions of the labor market in the targeted activities and the number of job seekers, as well as the reality of the private sector and its ability to absorb human cadres.
This guide has been prepared to clarify all the details of the Emiratisation decision, including the targeted activities and professions, general conditions, and support programs provided by the human resources and social development system, in addition to answering the most common questions.

Term Definition
Legal advice professions: They are all professions classified as professions in legal advice according to the professional classification approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and detailed exclusively in this guide.
Emiratisation Resolution: means the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development regarding the nationalization of legal professions in the private sector.
Professional Saudization Ratios: It means the ratio of the number of Saudi workers (in the specific profession) in an establishment to the total number of workers, whether Saudis or expatriates (in the same profession) in the same establishment.
Targeted establishments: They are every legal entity registered in the records of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and employs workers who meet the definition of legal consultancy professions.
Workers with legal consultancy professions: means every person registered in the establishment as a worker and subject to the professional classification in one of the legal consultancy professions.
Support and Employment: It means the support and employment programs provided by the human resources system to stimulate and support the sector.

1.3 General conditions for the settlement decision
1.3.1 Imposed ratios:
The first stage: Emiratization of 50% of the total number of workers with legal consultancy professions in the facility. The decision targets all companies in which legal advisors, law firms and legal advisors work.
The second stage: Emiratisation of 70% of the total number of workers with legal advisory professions in the facility, and the decision targets all companies in which legal advisors, law firms and legal advisors work.
1.3.2 Validity of the decision and binding ratios: This decision applies to all private sector establishments operating in the Saudi market in which legal consulting professionals work and whose names are specified in the table of targeted professions, and in the event that legal professions are targeted in previous decisions or subsequent decisions for a specific profession or professions with percentages Different in line with labor market changes and needs, the higher Emiratisation rate is applied.
1.3.3 Minimum wages in calculating the Emiratisation percentage:
In order to calculate the professions of legal advice for a Saudi in the imposed Saudization percentage, his monthly wage registered in the Social Insurance (the wage subject to subscription) must not be less than 5,500 Saudi riyals for a bachelor’s holders, and a Saudi who receives a wage less than that will not be counted in the Saudization percentage in this decision.
1.3.4 Target professions:
The decision is applied to all professions classified as professions for legal consultancy activity according to the professional classification approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and stipulated in the following table:

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2432011 Legal Counsel General Systems
2432021 Legal Consultant Special Systems
2621051 Contracts Specialist
4112053 Legal Affairs Clerk
1.3.5 Mechanism for calculating Emiratisation rates
The following details are taken into account when applying the decision:

The decision applies to any professions that fall under the activity of law and legal advice.
The decision applies to any firm in the market that has legal advisory professionals.
The decision does not conflict with other Emiratization percentages that apply to the total employees of the facility according to the Nitaqat program.
When calculating the percentage of 50% of the total workers in legal consultancy professions in the facility, they are rounded to tens (from 0.49 and less, it approaches zero, and from 0.5 and above, it closes to 1)
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Term Definition
Legal advice professions: They are all professions classified as professions in legal advice according to the professional classification approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and detailed exclusively in this guide.
Emiratisation Resolution: means the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development regarding the nationalization of legal professions in the private sector.
Professional Saudization Ratios: It means the ratio of the number of Saudi workers (in the specific profession) in an establishment to the total number of workers, whether Sa ......

1.3.1 Imposed ratios:
The first stage: Emiratization of 50% of the total number of workers with legal consultancy professions in the facility. The decision targets all companies in which legal advisors, law firms and legal advisors work.
The second stage: Emiratisation of 70% of the total number of workers with legal advisory professions in the facility, and the decision targets all companies in which legal advisors, law firms and legal advisors work.
1.3.2 Validity of the decision and binding ratios: This decision applies to all private sector establishments operating in the Saudi market in which legal consulting professionals work and whose names are specified in the table of targeted professions, and in the event that legal professions are targeted in previous decisions or subsequent decisions for a specific profession or professions with percentages Different in line with labor market changes and needs, the higher Emiratisation rate is applied.
1.3.3 Minimum wages in calculating the Emiratisation percentage:
In order to calculate the professions of legal advice for a Saudi in the imposed Saudization percentage, his monthly wage registered in the Social Insurance (the wage subject to subscription) must not be less than 5,500 Saudi riyals for a bachelor’s holders, and a Saudi who receives a wage less than that will not be counted in the Saudization percentage in this decision.
1.3.4 Target professions:
The decision is applied to all professions classified as professions for legal consultancy activity according to the professional classification approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and stipulated in the following table:

1.3.5 Mechanism for calculating Emiratisation rates
The following details are taken into account when applying the decision:

1. The decision applies to any professions that fall under the activity of law and legal advice.
2. The decision applies to any firm in the market that has legal advisory professionals.
3. The decision does not conflict with other Emiratization percentages that apply to the total employees of the facility according to the Nitaqat program.
4. When calculating the percentage of 50% of the total workers in legal consultancy professions in the facility, they are rounded to tens (from 0.49 and less, it app ......