One of the primary areas of need identified during the creation of the Facility was the recognition that there is a shortage of qualified African lawyers to advise on complex commercial transactions and vulture fund litigation. The Facility is attempting to address that need by focusing on developing legal capacity across the continent. Currently the ALSF is organizing events in coordination with the Pan-African Lawyers Union to conduct trainings and workshops to help develop this capacity. Also, a key pillar of the Facility is to require law firms that provide legal services to member countries to transfer skills to their local counsel and counterparts. The ALSF wants to help efforts in building legal capacity on the African continent.