The Legal Affairs Office is responsible for the following:

• Preparing legal memoranda and providing advice on referred matters.
• Preparing and drafting regulations and decisions related to the Ministry's activities.
• Preparing correspondence, reports, and draft decisions issued with the Minister's directives.
• Studying contracts and agreements the Ministry intends to conclude from a legal perspective.
• Preparing and reviewing the legal conditions for tenders, practices, and contract assignment orders, as well as related legal documents and records.
• Preparing draft contracts and agreements concluded by the Ministry with third parties, including any amending agreements, and approving the final wording.
• Following up on cases filed for or against the Ministry and preparing legal memoranda regarding them in coordination with the Case Management Department and relevant entities.
• Monitoring the issuance of local and international laws, regulations, and decisions related to the Ministry's activities.
• Participating in forming investigation committees and any other committees that require a legal member to carry out the assigned tasks.
• Stamping, registering, and referring decisions, as well as circulating them to the relevant entities and following up on their implementation.
• Providing legal references, studies, and applicable legislation, and referring them to the offices and departments for implementation.
• Preparing periodic reports on the work of the office.
• Any other tasks assigned in accordance with the applicable legislation.