The University of Sharjah (UoS) held its third Legal Careers Forum, bringing students together with legal professionals to explore career paths, learn about the demands of legal practice and build connections across the profession. Organized by the College of Law's Clinical Legal Office, under the theme “Career Paths for a Promising Future in Law,” the forum introduced students to opportunities across the legal sector and the responsibilities, skills and experience those roles require.

Speaking at the event, H.E. Prof. Esameldin Agamy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah, said the United Arab Emirates’ development across its economic and security sectors has been accompanied by sustained efforts to strengthen its legal and legislative framework. National institutions, he said, continue to update legislation and improve the effectiveness of the legal system to meet the evolving needs of the country’s development. These changes, he added, require universities to continue improving legal education, preparing qualified professionals who combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills and can keep pace with legislative and professional developments.

Prof. Agamy concluded his address by emphasizing that preparing students for effective legal practice requires opportunities for training and hands-on experience throughout their studies. Such opportunities, he said, help students acquire the professional skills and experience they need to enter the legal workforce upon graduation.

For his part, Prof. Adnan Ibrahim Sarhan, Dean of the College of Law, said the forum’s strength lies in its connection between academic learning and practice. By expanding students’ legal knowledge, strengthening their ties with legal and professional organizations, and introducing them to available opportunities, the event helps them explore their professional futures. He added that the forum brought together a distinguished group of public- and private-sector organizations, represented by experienced legal professionals.

An exhibition held alongside the forum featured a wide range of government agencies, law firms, professional associations and academic institutions. Participants included Sharjah Police General Headquarters; the Judicial Department; the Sharjah Government Legal Department; the Department of Town Planning and Survey; Mohammed Al Salman Advocates and Legal Consultants; Salman AI; Al Afaq & Associates Advocates and Legal Consultants; Sharjah Public Prosecution; the Social Services Department; Dubai’s Supreme Legislation Committee; and the Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Center.

Other exhibitors included the Legal Clinic; Al Tamimi & Company; the Federal Tax Authority; the Sharjah Innovation Center for Legal and Judicial Studies; Mohammed Ali Al Hammadi Advocates and Legal Consultants; Araa Group Advocates and Legal Consultants; Habib Al Mulla & Partners; the Emirates Association for Lawyers and Legal Professionals; the Ministry of Justice’s Judicial Training Institute; the Real Estate Registration Department; the Economic Development Department; Sharjah Libraries; the Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, represented by the Sharjah Innovation Center for Legal and Judicial Studies; and the Federal Public Prosecution.