Join ACGC for free

ACGC individual membership is free and open to all corporate and public sector* in-house legal counsel working in Africa, including lawyers seconded full-time to corporations or other organisations as in-house legal counsel or engaged in compliance or company secretarial roles in those entities. Membership connects you to in-house counsel across Africa and contributes to your professional growth through resources, training, and networking opportunities.

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Membership Benefits

Events

Discounted member rates for all paid-for ACGC events such as conferences, facilitated networking sessions, information sessions, training courses

Jobs Board

Full access to ACGC jobs board plus 2 complimentary jobs postings/promotion of vacancies.

Member Directory

Access to and inclusion with a dedicated profile in the ACGC Members Directory.

Profile Raising

A variety of individual profile raising opportunities including ‘In house life’ interview and speaking opportunities at ACGC conferences and other events.

Networking

Networking and collaboration opportunities with in-house lawyers’ organisations and associations all over the world.

Thought Leadership

Opportunities to access and contribute thought leadership articles, blogs and white papers to the ACGC publications.

Knowledge Hubs

Access to confidential, sector-specific, discussion forums to share information and resources with other members.

Insights Survey

Contribution to annual ACGC insights survey to determine strategic direction of the association.

Chapters and Sector Groups

Members can build connections domestically and regionally with opportunities to host networking or training events.

Knowledge Hubs

Access to confidential, sector-specific, discussion forums to share information and resources with other members.

Membership Options

Please see the different categories of membership below. All annual memberships are for a 12-month period. If you are unsure which membership is most applicable to you, please email us.

Individual

  • ACGC membership is currently free and open to individuals who are currently engaged in-house legal counsel roles across Africa.
  • This includes Legal Counsel, Company Secretaries, Compliance Officers, working in private sector organisations, government department or agency, quasi-government or administrative body for whom the primary business of the organisation must be other than providing legal-related service.
  • Eligible positions include full-time in-house and government counsel (employed directly by government)
  • Those engaged in the provision of legal, contract management/administration or corporate secretarial services or other related activities;
  • Legal operations professionals in corporate legal departments in Africa; and
  • Other in-house legal counsel working outside the continent whose present employers’ headquarters or other operations are based in Africa.
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Corporate

  • Corporate Membership is open to corporate legal departments in Africa-based companies with five or more individuals.
  • Legal departments with fewer than three members may join ACGC as individual members for free;
  • Corporate Membership is required in order to partner with ACGC on future initiatives;
  • Corporate Profile within Member Directory, with individuals having full access to all membership benefits;
  • Individual lawyers of the group membership will also have their profiles listed in the Member Directory;
  • If your organisation wishes to enroll more than 10 members or if you would like more information, send an email to us.
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Public Sector (PS)

  • Open to government offices or public sector institutions who wish to sponsor two or more legal professionals for ACGC membership.
  • Government counsel is defined as those employed directly by the government, not those employed by a firm whom serve government clients.
  • Government lawyers will be entitled to a 15% discount from the Standard Individual Annual Membership rate.
  • Public Sector Profile within the Member Directory with full access to all membership benefits;
  • An additional number of individual lawyer listing entries for the Member Directory.
  • These individuals will be granted full access to all membership benefits as well.
  • If your organisation wishes to enroll more than 10 members or if you would like more information, send us an email.
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