Recovery, Real Estate & Infrastructure Legal Analyst (Lawyer)
About the job
- A degree in Law and qualification as a lawyer.
- At least 2–4 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience in real estate, land, construction, infrastructure, urban development, investment projects, or corporate legal matters.
- Experience in a law firm, Big Four firm, advisory company, international financial institution, donor-funded programme, government body, municipal institution, public authority, or another relevant organisation.
- Strong legal research, drafting, and analytical skills.
- Experience in legal due diligence of projects or assets.
- Ability to understand the commercial, financial, and institutional aspects of projects.
- Ability to turn complex legal matters into clear and practical recommendations.
- Ability to prepare decision-oriented materials for senior stakeholders.
- Excellent written and spoken Ukrainian and English.
- High level of autonomy, professional judgement, and attention to detail.
- Analyse Ukrainian and EU legislation relevant to recovery, real estate, construction, infrastructure, land, spatial planning, and investment.
- Conduct legal due diligence of land, real estate, infrastructure assets, and investment projects.
- Identify legal, regulatory, and institutional risks and propose practical solutions.
- Prepare legal memoranda, briefing notes, analytical papers, and recommendations.
- Contribute to the legal and institutional structuring of recovery, real estate, infrastructure, and investment projects.
- Contribute to public-private cooperation arrangements where relevant.
- Assess projects for legal feasibility, governance, land and asset status, permitting, and implementation risks.
- Prepare project concepts, terms of reference, project fiches, proposals, and presentations.
- Support investment project pipelines, including the Single Project Pipeline and donor or international financial institution mechanisms.
- Contribute to legislative and policy proposals on recovery, reconstruction, construction, infrastructure, real estate, and investment.
- Participate in meetings with clients, public authorities, municipalities, investors, international financial institutions, and donors.
- Work with financial, technical, engineering, urban planning, and sectoral experts.
- Coordinate external legal and specialised advisers where required.
- Monitor relevant legislative, policy, and funding developments in Ukraine and the EU.
About the company
Civitta is an international management consulting and digital services group with a presence in 20+ countries. It helps governments, corporations, and growth-stage companies with strategy, public policy and economic development advice, funding facilitation, and custom software development. Its work includes policy research, innovation programs, digital transformation, sustainability projects, and funding access for European grants. It differentiates itself by combining policy expertise with hands-on software delivery and funding access, bridging strategy and implementation across multiple regions and sectors, to help clients grow, innovate, and secure funding through practical execution.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Tartu, Estonia
Founded
2000
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Civitta reported 750+ employees and 50 million euros turnover on September 3, 2026.
- The February 2026 acquisitions expand Civitta into Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, and the United States.
- October 2026 funding programs in defence, digital, and climate create immediate pipeline depth.
What critics are saying
- Civitta’s growth depends on government and EU funding cycles, compressing demand after 2027.
- Integration risk is high after four 2025-2026 acquisitions across Latvia, Armenia, Croatia, and Lithuania.
- J.E. Austin brings U.S. exposure, but one weak contract cycle hits margins fast.
What makes Civitta unique
- Civitta’s February 2026 J.E. Austin deal gives immediate U.S. development-market access.
- Civitta’s 2026 funding practice spans EU grants, implementation, and public-sector advisory.
- Civitta’s September 2025 Helve and HackTech mergers deepen digital and innovation capabilities.
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Civitta is present in 20+ countries across CEE, the Nordics, and Central Asia, offering digital, management consultancy, public advisory, innovation, and funding services.