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Arwa Hejaili set to become Saudi Arabia's first woman lawyer
Thursday April 11, 2013 11:17:11 AM,
Agencies
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Dubai:
Arwa Talal al-Hejaili is all set to become first Saudi Woman to
practice as lawyer paving the way for females to participate in
the kingdom's judicial system as lawyers, a media report said.
Walid Abulkhair posted on his
Twitter account a copy of the justice ministry's certificate of
Hejaili's registration, Al Arabiya reported.
“The (trainee) lawyer should be contracted by a lawyer who has
been in service for more than five years... and should train for
no less than three years,” he said.
A trainee lawyer is allowed to practice, he told reporters.
Hejaili added that the trainee is on the list until they meet
certain conditions which have been stipulated by the Saudi legal
system.
She did stress on the fact that this is the first and most formal
step all law graduates take before practicing law.
Hejaili also noted that when the training period comes to an end,
the lawyer in question may be able to plead any case without
gender discrimination, and the client may then choose the one they
see fit.
In October, the ministry said women lawyers would be allowed to
plead cases in court starting November 2012. But the promise did
not materialize.
Women law graduates launched a campaign in 2011 demanding that
they be allowed to plead in court.
The training period may extend up to 3 years according to Saudi
Arabia’s legal system for those who hold a bachelor's degree. On
the other hand it may take up to one year for those possessing a
Masters while Ph.D. holders are exempted, they directly receive a
license to practice law.
The ministry has confirmed that it will give any female lawyer,
who meets the prerequisites, a chance to become a lawyer in
training within two days of her request.
This will inevitably give women the right to plead in an unlimited
number of cases.
The ministry's move would boost the status of women in the
ultra-conservative kingdom, where females need the consent of
their male guardians in most legal procedures.
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