Government jobs · Lawyer

• Attendance allowance: -/80 MVR for each day present
• State pay framework grades (as of 01 November 2025) overtime pay and other allowances.
• Pension money received under the Pension Law of the Maldives.

1. Before submission to the Judge Sharia Court Council for implementation, completing court documents and performing all necessary preparations.
2. Obtaining a schedule of cases scheduled to be heard that day, identifying the people who should attend the section on that day, recording daily in the record sheet how the cases heard are being processed and the actions taken, what actions need to be taken going forward, checking whether the sheet has been signed, and informing the relevant judge of unheard cases.
3. Admitting people attending the court, seating them, and after the court session ends, the court council dismisses them and releases them from the place designated for them to sit.
4. Taking action to immediately stop any breach of regulations by people attending the court in the courtroom and within the court building, guiding those who breach the court conduct regulations, and announcing the court conduct regulations to those attending.
5. Handing over people and documents in cases to the report section and documents.
6. Creating files for new cases submitted to the section and scanning completed cases.
7. Calling people mentioned in the statements made in the court council and recording the recorded proceedings by taking and typing the statement records.
8. Filing copies of orders for appearance in court handed over to certain parties in the case file.
9. Performing the Civil Court Hulhumalé Division section work under the judge's guidance in accordance with the judge's instructions.

1. 'O' Level or equivalent examination passes in at least 2 subjects, and Secondary School or Higher Secondary School Certificate examination passes in the Dhivehi subject with at least 'C' grade

or;

1. Passes in at least 2 subjects in 'O' Level or equivalent examination, and passes in the Dhivehi subject with at least 'C' grade in Secondary School or Higher Secondary School Certificate examination, with 4 years of work experience in the field of the post's work.

1. Business Administration
2. Public Administration
3. Management Department
4. Sharia, Legal Affairs
5. Information Technology

1. Applicants for the position must be at least 18 years of age.
2. The applicant must not be a close relative (including step-relations) of an employee or contractor of the court (or department) to which the post is being advertised.

2.1 Father or Mother (including stepfather and stepmother);

(b) Mother or father (including step-mother and step-father); or

2.3 Brother or Sister (one or both siblings, or one or both siblings and step or half siblings);

2.4 Sibling (including paternal and maternal siblings and step siblings)

2.5 Stranger or woman;

Is not.

1. Completed application form for employment in the Civil Service. (This form is available on the Civil Court website, at counters and at the link below.)
   www.civilcourt.gov.mv
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A clear copy showing both sides of the ID card proving the applicant for the position is a Maldivian citizen. Or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving license.
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) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

6. Copies of documents as specified below demonstrating 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 company or private organisation, a letter from that office stating the position held, the duration of employment (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (even if work was done in different positions within the same organisation), and the number of employees in the workplace where the work was carried out.

(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 employed in a government-appointed institution, or a government-appointed private enterprise or private institution, or a government-appointed national or international organisation or association, and no letter is obtained from that office stating the position held and the duration and responsibilities of the post (as described for each department separately), the "Reference Check Form for Demonstrating Experience in Appointed Positions" in Schedule 6 of the Recruitment Regulations.

Documents to apply for the post should be submitted before 12:00 on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 to the Civil Court. Application forms and documents for the vacancy can also be viewed via email [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.

Upon completion of the screening process, the "sheet showing the points obtained by applicants for the position (A2 sheet)" will be made public at this Court and on this Court's website. If there is any objection to the points awarded to the applicants for the position, such objection should be submitted to this Court within 3 days from the date of publication of the A2 sheet, excluding public holidays.

• For clarification of information regarding this announcement, contact 3002697 / 3002698. Email: [email protected].
• Forms submitted via email in connection with this announcement will be considered only if submitted in PDF (Portable Document Format) format.
• It is hereby notified that application forms from candidates for this position who do not submit all the documents specified in this announcement as required to be submitted with the application form will be 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.
• To apply for this position, a reference report from the offices where the person has previously worked and from the office where they are currently working, describing how the person performs at work, should be obtained from this Court without objection.