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Riyadh – The number of Saudi female lawyers has increased steadily over the past few years.
The Ministry of Justice has so far registered 221 female lawyers, authorising them to exercise their legal profession, up from 10 barristers in 2013.
According to statistics released by the ministry, the number of legal practice licenses granted last year increased by 34 percent increase compared with the 2016 figures.
“We have issued 1,988 licenses for legal practice since the beginning of 2015,” said the ministry in a statement.
“Around 45 percent of these were issued in 2016 alone — that is 775 licenses, 692 for male lawyers and 83 for female lawyers. This ongoing trend is a welcome boon to our justice system, particularly as it relates to the ministry’s efficiency drive, in line with the National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020 and Vision 2030.”
As Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its economy away from oil, through the NTP and Vision 2030, the government has looked to its legal apparatus, calling on the Ministry of Justice to optimize its processes and soften bureaucracy in favor of individuals and businesses.
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