Senior Legal Counsel

Lhoopaorporated; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lhoopa is a technology-enabled housing company in the Philippines seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to own core financing, restructuring and transactional work. This is not a pure contracts-review role; you will drive strategic transactions and advise senior management.

You should be qualified to practice law in the Philippines with 7+ years of relevant experience, and you will work closely with Finance, lenders, investors, and regulators to structure and close complex deals that support growth and

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law in the Philippines and a member in good standing of the Philippine Bar.
• Approximately 7+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience in banking/finance, corporate finance, M&A, or restructuring is preferred.
• Ability to own complex transactions from structuring to closing and advise management.

Responsibilities

• Lead financing transactions, including debt, equity and related documentation.
• Drive corporate restructuring and legal structuring projects.
• Oversee transaction execution from structuring through closing.
• Ensure corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with finance, lenders, investors and regulators.

Skills

Financing transactions

Corporate finance

Corporate / M&A

Corporate restructuring

Regulatory affairs

Real estate transactions

Job description

Lhoopa is a technology-enabled housing company working to make affordable homeownership more accessible to families across the Philippines.

As the business continues to grow across multiple markets, the legal questions become more complex: how we finance growth, structure entities and investments, work with lenders and investors, navigate regulatory requirements, and make sure transactions can actually be implemented.

We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel who can take ownership of that kind of work.

This is not primarily a contracts-review role.

The core of the position is corporate finance, restructuring and strategic transactional work.

What You'll Own

You’ll work closely with the VP, Legal & Compliance, Finance and senior management on:

• Financing transactions — debt, equity and other funding arrangements, including related loan, investment, security and corporate documentation
• Corporate restructuring and legal structuring — reorganisations, ownership changes, entity formation, share or asset transfers and intercompany arrangements
• Transaction execution — taking matters from initial structuring through negotiation, approvals, documentation and closing
• Corporate governance — board and shareholder actions, share issuances and transfers, corporate approvals and governance documentation
• Regulatory and strategic legal matters affecting the company's operations and growth
• Working directly with Finance, lenders, investors, counterparties, regulators and external advisers

You may also handle or support matters involving real estate, commercial agreements, disputes and other operational legal issues when needed.

But we're not looking for one lawyer who is an expert in everything.

The Experience That Matters Most

You should be qualified to practice law in the Philippines and a member in good standing of the Philippine Bar, with approximately 7+ years of relevant legal experience.

More important than the number of years is the complexity of the work you've personally handled.

Your strongest experience will ideally be in one or more of the following:

• Banking and finance
• Corporate finance
• Corporate / M&A
• Corporate restructuring
• Special projects or complex commercial transactions

Experience in real estate, project finance, securities, infrastructure or regulated businesses would be valuable, but you do not need to be an expert in all of them. You may currently be working as a Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Manager, Corporate Counsel, Senior Associate, Managing Associate or in a similar role.

We're also open to lawyers currently in private practice who are ready to move closer to the business.

What Will Set You Apart:

We're interested in what you have actually owned.

Can you walk us through a financing or corporate transaction and explain:

How was it structured What did you personally owned What did you negotiate What were the difficult legal or commercial issues How did you help get the transaction to closing

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical legal capability with commercial judgment. Someone who can identify risk, explain what actually matters, and help management understand the available paths forward.

Why Consider the Move

You’ll be involved while important business decisions are still being shaped — not simply asked to review them after the fact.

You’ll have significant ownership of your matters while working directly with the VP, Legal & Compliance, Finance and senior leadership.

For someone coming from private practice, this is an opportunity to move from advising clients on transactions to owning their legal execution from inside the business.

For an experienced in-house lawyer, it offers broader exposure to financing, corporate structuring and strategic work as the company continues to grow.

If you enjoy complex transactions, commercially important legal problems and being close to the decisions behind them, we'd like to hear from you.