Legal Counsel ( Transactions & Investments)

Job Title: Legal Counsel ( Transactions & Investments)

Location: Panama | On-site

Type of Contract: Full-Time

Salary Range: 3,000 USD/month

Language Requirements: Fluent English

Our client is seeking a skilled Legal Counsel with 5–7 years of experience in corporate and transactional law, with strong specialization in investments, investment funds, banking, financial services, or related transactions. You will play a key role in managing legal matters, supporting transactions, drafting and negotiating agreements, and advising stakeholders on legal, regulatory, and commercial risks. Your work will directly impact the successful execution of transactions and the protection of their business and investment interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate commercial, corporate, investment, financing, and transactional agreements.
• Support investment and financial transactions from documentation and negotiation through execution and closing.
• Prepare and review investment agreements, shareholder agreements, subscription agreements, financing documents, fund documentation, and related transaction materials.
• Provide legal support for transactions involving banks, investment firms, funds, investors, financial institutions, and other counterparties.
• Identify legal, regulatory, and commercial risks and provide practical recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Lead or participate directly in negotiations with investors, financial institutions, counterparties, clients, and external counsel.
• Manage legal matters independently, coordinate documentation and transaction processes, and ensure matters progress efficiently through signing and closing.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant legal experience in corporate, transactional, banking, finance, investment, or financial-services law.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting investment and transactional matters.
• Proven ability to independently draft, review, and negotiate commercial and transactional agreements.
• Experience with investment agreements, financing documentation, shareholder agreements, subscription agreements, fund documentation, or similar transaction documents.
• Experience working with banks, investment firms, funds, financial institutions, regulators, or similar organizations.
• Strong understanding of contractual, corporate, transactional, and regulatory risks, with the ability to provide practical legal guidance.
• Law degree and authorization to practice in Panama or another relevant jurisdiction, where applicable.
• Fluent English with the ability to draft and negotiate legal documents in English.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to take ownership of complex legal matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in banking, investment management, private equity, asset management, investment funds, or financial services.
• Previous in-house legal experience within a bank, investment firm, financial institution, or similar organization.
• Experience working with financial regulators or supervisory authorities.
• Experience supporting cross-border or international transactions.
• Experience advising sophisticated investors or institutional counterparties.
• Background in a law firm with a strong banking, finance, investment, or transactional practice.