Contracting Counsel Senior Manager

8-8 yrs required

Full-time

No

The Contracting Counsel Senior Manager position at Accenture is a senior-level role within the company's Corporate Functions organization. The position is responsible for coordinating and delivering legal, contract, and commercial counsel to support Accenture's business. The role requires a Juris Doctorate (or equivalent) and a minimum of 8 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas. The ideal candidate will also have a minimum of 4 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues.

Salary Information:

- Annual salary range: $121,400 to $336,900
- Compensation varies depending on factors such as office location, role, skill set, and level of experience

Job Title:

- Contracting Counsel Senior Attorney

Experience Information:

- Career Level: 6–Senior Manager
- Minimum 8 years transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas
- Minimum of 4 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues

Responsibilities:

- Lead, structure, negotiate and close Accenture’s largest and most complex client transactions
- Oversee, counsel, guide, train and support junior CLPs and, in some cases, other senior CLPs
- Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company’s transactional practices
- Educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues
- Develop subject matter expertise in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business
- Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues
- Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives
- Embrace and evolve to gain expertise in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional

Key Qualifications:

- Juris Doctorate (or equivalent)
- Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction
- Minimum 8 years transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in a law firm or a corporate legal/transaction group
- Accomplished negotiator with an understanding of principle-based negotiation strategy and tactics including the ability to present alternatives with proposed solutions
- Proven ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions independently
- Experience negotiating and drafting technology-based agreements
- Understand basic principles of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management

Professional Skills:

- Strong executive presence
- Good understanding of contracting/risk issues, including IP, as they apply to digital, consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing transactions
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience and demonstrated capability in conducting and supervising investigations and in drafting confidential reports and advising senior leadership on such risks
- In-depth knowledge of local ethical/conduct/compliance-related risks, employee rights and obligations, and related laws
- Extensive experience in employee relations and workplace investigations
- Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian

Benefits and Equal Employment Opportunity:

- Accenture is committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees
- Equal Employment Opportunity statement: Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any individual based on age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation
- Accommodations can be made for persons with disabilities or religious observances during the hiring process
- Candidates must have work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment in the United States
- Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated business may not be eligible for consideration
- The Company will not discriminate or discharge employees or applicants who inquire about or disclose their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant
- Sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest do not need to be disclosed during the hiring process.

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Negotiation, Risk Management, Legal Compliance, Leadership, Communication, Research, Analysis, Project Management, Training, Conflict Resolution

Juris Doctorate (or equivalent)

Interested candidates can apply through the Accenture website or contact their recruiter.

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctorate, Authorized and licensed to practice law, Minimum 8 years transactional experience, Experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing, Experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues preferred, Knowledge of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management

Legal