The unit's duties are to:

•  Prepare legal studies on issues referred to the unit by the vice-chancellor, his deputies and all other relevant parties and provide a legal opinion on them.
•  In accordance with established procedures, investigate alleged violations by university staff.
•  As provided by law, represent the vice-chancellor in cases filed by or against the university.
•  Prepare litigation pleas and defense briefs in cases filed by or against the university.
•  Participate in commissions of inquiry, keep minutes of their deliberations and protect their confidentiality.
•  Keep minutes of investigative committee meetings together with files on all suits filed by or against the university and protect their confidentiality.
•  Keep the record of laws and regulations for easy reference.
•  Prepare an annual report on the unit’s accomplishments and submit it to the department’s director.
•  Undertake any other tasks that are assigned.

The unit's duties are to:

• Prepare, draft and review all decisions and circulars to ensure their compliance with existing laws and regulations and forward them in a style which facilitates approval by the vice-chancellor, his deputies and all concerned parties.
•  Review the drafts of laws, regulations, and decisions referred to it and provide a legal opinion on them.
• Participate in committees formed to prepare university bylaws and regulations.
• Keep records of laws and regulations and make them accessible.
• Prepare an annual report on the unit’s accomplishments and submit it to the department’s director.
• Undertake any other tasks that are assigned.

The unit's duties are to:

•  Prepare, draft and review all decisions and circulars to ensure their compliance with existing laws and regulations and forward them in a style which facilitates approval by the vice-chancellor, his deputies and all concerned parties.
•  Provide a legal opinion on matters referred to it concerning contracts and agreements.
•  Keep copies of agreements, contracts, and memoranda of understanding.
• Prepare litigation pleas and defense briefs in cases filed by or against the university where these concern contracts and agreements to which the university is a party.
•  Prepare an annual report on the units’ accomplishments and submit it to the department’s director.
•  Undertake any other tasks that are assigned.

The unit's duties are to:

•  Receive and record incoming mail electronically and, the established procedure is followed to send outgoing mail to concerned bodies and parties.
• Print letters, memos and reports referred to it by the director, his deputy or other units within the department.
• Save for easy reference in separate files copies of outgoing correspondence, decisions, circulars, contracts, agreements, and memorandum of understanding.
• Oversee the department’s legal library, keeping it well organized and supplied with books, reference material, circulars, and periodicals.
• In accordance with established procedures maintain the required stationery for departmental usage.
• Acquire official newspapers and deposit them in the department’s library.
•  Supply the department’s units with official newspapers whenever necessary.
• Supervise the department’s folders and correspondence and protect their confidentiality.
•  Follow-up with concerned bodies inside and outside the university on matters referred by the department, using the form prepared for this purpose.
•  Reply to inquiries referred to it from other coordination and follow-up units on all issues referred to the department.
•  Supervise updating of the department’s website.
• Undertake any other tasks that are assigned.

• Representing the University before various types and levels of courts and arbitral tribunal in cases to be considered for and against the University as defined by the Laws.
• Appealing against judicial decisions which the University doesn’t approve of within the mandated time frame.
• Preparing pre-trial briefs and defense statements in cases brought before the court by or against the University.
• Writing reports to Various Units of the University on the subjects pertaining the legal cases.
• Following-Up the implementation of court judgment and arbitrations against the University and preparing the official letters pertaining the implementation.
• Preparing reports on the Department tasks.
• Any Other Tasks Assigned to the Department.