His research for his doctoral thesis focused on Public Law and examined the topic of "Increased Accountability on Members of Parliament".

Dr. Attard has been given various responsibilities by the Government of Malta, including overseeing legislative reforms such as the 2018 Constitutional amendments and the introduction of the right to vote for 16-year-olds in National Elections.

Following unanimous support by the Labour Party Parliamentary Group and the National Executive, Jonathan Attard was co-opted in parliament for the first time in July 2021.

[8] Upon being entrusted with spearheading the reform efforts in the construction sector in January 2024, Attard prioritised the introduction of a new Health and Safety law to the Maltese Parliament.

[9] On 24 January 2025, Yorgen Fenech, one of the alleged masterminds accused of orchestrating the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was granted bail.

[11] A few days later on 30 January 2025, Jonathan Attard was heavily criticised by the Institute of Maltese Journalists and blogger Mark Camilleri, for voting against the amendments proposed by the oppostion with regards to anti-SLAPP laws which seek to protect journalists, media outlets, blogs and other publications from aggravating costly lawsuits intended to frighten reporters into silence.