Senior Court Legal Officer

• Post allowance: MVR 7,880.00
• Attendance allowance: MVR 215.00 (for each day attended)
• Judiciary Continuity Allowance: MVR 225.00 (under the set criteria)
• Overtime payment under the set criteria.
• Pension payment provided under the Pension Act of Maldives.

1. Handling the entries received by the section, preparing responses and dispatching letters.

2. Writing the section's daily attendance on the prescribed form and sending it to the sections that must receive it within the prescribed time.

3. Making all administrative arrangements required in connection with the Chief Justice's travel within and outside the Maldives, and his official engagements and ceremonies that he attends.

4. Handling all security matters of the Chief Justice and carrying out Chief Justice's protocol matters in connection with meetings, sessions and ceremonies.

5. Carrying out all administrative work for the sessions of the Judges' Council.

6. Obtaining the views of section heads concerned with internal regulations submitted to the Judges' Council and providing legal opinions.

7. Preparing and sharing with various parties matters related to the decisions of the Judges' Council.

8. Monitoring the implementation of the Judges' Council decisions and reporting to the Chief Justice.

9. Obtaining the laws and regulations currently being gazetted and presenting them to the Chief Justice.

10. Preparing initial drafts of laws and regulations to be decided by the Supreme Court under the guidance of the Chief Justice.

11. In addition, notifying the relevant sections of matters decided by the Chief Justice, and checking the status of matters requiring action and reporting to the Chief Justice.

1. A Level 9 certificate on the National Qualifications Framework of the Maldives in a field related to the duties of the post, together with 4 years' work experience in a field related to the duties of the post. Or,
2. A Level 7 or 8 certificate on the National Qualifications Framework of the Maldives in a field related to the duties of the post, together with 8 years' work experience in a field related to the duties of the post.

Educational requirements for the post:

1. Sharia / Law

Designated Prerequisite Discipline for the Post:

1. Sharia / Law

Designated Core Disciplines for the Post:

Sharia / Law

Note: If a certificate related to a core discipline is submitted by the applicant for the job, points set in the criteria for a core discipline may be awarded to that applicant.

Work areas of the post:

1. Sharia / Law

1. Applicants for the position must be at least 18 years of age.
2. Not being a close relative of a person appointed as a judge (or administrator) or an employee (or officer) of the court. Close relatives are considered to be the following persons.

2.1 Grandfather or grandmother (including great-grandfather and great-grandmother); or

2.2 Mother or father (including grandmother and grandfather), or

(c) Sister or brother (including half-sister or half-brother, or sister or brother through step-relations); or

(d) Son or daughter; or

2.5 Children (including sons, daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren).

1. Completed job application form for the relevant Sharia field. (Available from the court's website and counters, and via the link below.) https://www.supremecourt.mv/downloads
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A copy of both sides of an identification card showing the applicant is a Maldivian citizen, with clear written details, or a legible copy of written documents. If the ID card is lost, a copy of the birth certificate, passport or driving licence of that person.
4. If the applicant is a civil servant with an agreement to serve the government, a written confirmation from the office where the applicant is employed that there is no objection to leaving the current position.
5. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) Copies of educational certificates and transcripts issued by institutions outside the country that are recognized by the Maldives Qualifications Authority and are at the level prescribed by the Authority; or in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter of course completion and a copy of the assessment report issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority and a copy of the transcript

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcripts issued by a domestic secondary education institution; or copies of letters of course completion and transcripts.

1. Copies of documents covering the following criteria providing work experience:

(a) If employed in a government institution or a government-backed enterprise, a letter issued by that office stating the position held, the duration of the post (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (with each responsibility in different posts in the same department listed separately).

(b) If employed in a private enterprise or private institution, a letter issued by that office stating the position held, the duration of the post (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (with each responsibility in different posts in the same department listed separately).

(c) If employed in a national or international organisation or association, a letter issued by that organisation stating the position held, the duration of the post (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (with each responsibility in different posts in the same department listed separately) (this letter must state whether the position held was a salaried post or not; or alternatively, official correspondence from that organisation stating the matter should be submitted).

(d) If you have worked in a dissolved government office, or a dissolved private company or private office, or a dissolved national or international organisation or association, the job performed and its duration (stating years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the job (even where duties were performed in different posts within one office) must be set out separately, and if no letter issued by that office is available, the Reference Check Form for Experience in Dissolved Institutions in Table 6 of the Recruitment Procedure.

Documents required for applying for the post must be submitted to the Supreme Court of the Maldives before 12:00 on 22 October 2026. The job application form and documents can also be sent by email to [email protected].

And if the government announces a public holiday before the deadline of this announcement, applications can be received up to the number of days of the announced holiday.

From the applicants for this post, based on educational level and experience, the candidates most suitable for the post will be short listed; those with the highest scores will be selected.

Once the screening process is complete, the "Sheet Showing Points Awarded to Candidates for the Post (Sheet A2)" will be published openly at this court and on the court's website www.supremecourt.mv. If there is an objection to the points awarded to a candidate for the post, that objection must be submitted to this office within 3 working days starting from the day Sheet A2 is published.

• To clarify information about this announcement, contact 3009990. To email, write to [email protected].
• Forms submitted via email in connection with this announcement will be considered only if submitted in PDF (Portable Document Format) format.
• Applicants for the post who do not submit all the documents required to be submitted with the application form as specified in this announcement will have their application forms rejected.
• Candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified only to those who have been shortlisted. Candidates shortlisted for interview are requested to bring original certificates and documents submitted at the time of the interview.
• · Applicants for this post must not object to obtaining a reference report from offices where they previously worked, and from any office where they currently work, stating how they view the applicant's work, from the Department of Judicial Administration.