Establishment of legal departments
Successful companies are those whose owners fully understand the importance of establishing legal departments, regardless of the type, size, or nature of the company. This is necessary to obtain the required legal support for all procedures related to the company.
As emphasized earlier, the 2020 Harvard Business Review statistic indicates that a number of American companies lost millions of dollars due to their failure to establish legal departments and follow up with specialized lawyers who provide effective legal advice that helps protect the company’s interests.
What is Meant by Establishing Legal Departments?
A legal department is the safety valve for companies. A company that hires a law firm to establish its legal department allows it to lay down the legislative and legal foundations of the company in accordance with the labor laws and regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, supervise its implementation by responsible parties and employees, and follow up on all cases related to the company, among other assigned tasks in this field.
Objectives of the Legal Department System in Companies
The legal department system in companies aims to achieve the following:
- Provide the necessary legal support for the company from the beginning of its formation.
- Review the company’s administrative decisions to ensure they comply with laws and regulations, ensuring the legality of operations.
- Facilitate defending its rights before all courts and competent judicial authorities.
- Achieve the best possible outcomes for the company’s activities and business operations in legal matters.
To achieve the above objectives, you need to find a legal expert who has a good reputation in this field and fully understands the tasks required to protect the company’s rights and assets. This is what our team at Sahl Law Office believes in, offering high-quality and efficient services that guarantee the safety of all actions taken.
Main Responsibilities of the Legal Department in Companies
- Develop executive regulations for the company that include legal foundations and compliance with Saudi labor laws.
- Supervise the implementation of these regulations by the company's responsible managers, administrators, employees, and all staff.
- Follow up on cases related to the company and defend its rights before courts and judicial authorities.
- Provide legal advice regarding the company’s decisions and actions, ensuring the legality of its operations.
- Develop legal strategies for the company to ensure full protection.
Our extensive experience at Sahl Law Office qualifies us to handle all tasks related to establishing legal departments with high-quality and professional standards, meeting global norms that ensure the best operational standards for your company and protect it from penalties, fines, or legal accountability.
The Importance of Empowering Legal Departments in Companies
Many company owners neglect the importance of empowering legal departments in their companies, despite the many essential benefits they offer. The most important benefits include:
- Receiving appropriate legal advice regarding the labor system and general company regulations.
- Drafting and reviewing all contracts entered into by the company, as well as preparing the company’s financial and administrative regulations.
- Registering trademarks, patents, and protecting the company's intellectual property.
- Protecting the company from penalties, fines, or similar issues.
- Representing the company before courts and defending its rights and assets.
- Enhancing legal awareness within the company.
We provide qualified legal staff with the necessary knowledge and expertise to establish the legal department in your company and handle all related tasks in the best possible way, ensuring your company's goals are met and its needs in the job market are fulfilled.
Get Our Legal Department Formation Services
You can contact Sahl Law Office to receive the best services for establishing legal departments as follows:
- Establishing legal departments for all government and private companies of various types.
- Developing legal department regulations and systems in companies to align with Saudi laws and market requirements.
- Providing the necessary legal support from the company’s formation, including offering specialized legal staff, providing legal advice, preparing administrative guidelines, drafting regulations, etc.
- Reviewing the company’s administrative decisions and ensuring they align with established regulations and laws.
- Drafting and reviewing all contracts, agreements, memoranda, and company regulations.
- Following up on cases in which the company is involved.
- Representing companies before courts and relevant judicial authorities.
- Resolving disputes between parties associated with the company, such as customers, employees, officials, etc.
- Managing legal expenditures, analyzing internal and external costs, managing contracts, and handling tax litigation services while providing regular reports on legal matters and company performance.
- Managing legal documents using the highest security systems for storing confidential data and ensuring access is restricted to authorized personnel only.
- Adopting integrated solutions for various legal operations that enhance efficiency, productivity, and help the company gain a competitive advantage.
- Developing the legal department system in companies to protect the company’s interests and maintain its reputation and customer trust.
How to Find a Professional Legal Department Lawyer?
With so many law firms available, it can be challenging to choose one specializing in establishing legal departments. However, we will provide you with the most important criteria that will make it easier to select a trustworthy law office:
- First and foremost, ensure that the law office is licensed by the Saudi Ministry of Justice and authorized to practice.
- Long and extensive experience in both knowledge and professional matters.
- A distinguished reputation that keeps up with the latest global practices and regulations.
- Recommendations from previous clients who have worked with the firm.
- Effective and fruitful communication with clients, keeping them updated on the latest developments in their legal cases and transactions, ensuring their satisfaction.
- Prompt responses to client inquiries, especially regarding time-sensitive legal matters.
- Availability of specialized staff in this field and ensuring the services provided meet your company’s needs.
- The use of advanced technologies and electronic systems to deliver the best legal services efficiently.
At Sahl Law Office, we meet all these criteria and have a distinguished team of lawyers specialized in establishing legal departments. We work together to meet our clients' needs, providing high-quality services while adhering to standards of integrity, transparency, confidentiality, and justice, ensuring complete client privacy.
Our Approach to Establishing Legal Departments in Companies
To achieve your goals and meet your requirements, we at Sahl Law Office follow a specific strategy for establishing legal departments:
- Understand the company’s nature, size, operations, and industry to ensure we hire the right legal staff from the best legal experts and establish a legal department that meets the company's needs.
- As is well known, companies in Saudi Arabia vary and include partnership companies, joint-stock companies, limited liability companies, simple partnership companies, cooperative companies, and more. Each type has its specific requirements, which we address by establishing the suitable legal department system accordingly.
Key Sections of Legal Departments in Companies
A company’s legal department consists of several sections that handle all legal aspects, including:
- Legal advice and consultations.
- Research, studies, and legal projects.
- Contracts and agreements.
- Legal transactions.
- Cases and disputes.
- Investigations.
- Monitoring the execution of judgments.
It is important to periodically develop the legal department and its sections, as this significantly contributes to the company’s success and enhances its reputation among competitors, helping achieve the company’s ultimate goal.
Our primary goal is to provide services that ensure the success, prosperity, and sustainability of companies in Saudi Arabia in their legal aspects, allowing them to focus on business operations, production quality, and customer trust. We work to understand our clients' needs precisely, ensuring we provide the best possible service in establishing and structuring the legal department in the best way possible.
