Contracting Counsel Senior Manager

8-8 yrs required

Full-time

No

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Job Title: Contracting Counsel Senior Attorney
Career Level: 6–Senior Manager
Workforce: Corporate Functions
Talent Segment: Legal & Commercial
Specialty: Sales & Delivery – Contracting
Company: Accenture
Job No.: r00214173
Job Type: Full-time
Experience: Minimum 8 years transactional experience
Education: Juris Doctorate (or equivalent)
Salary: Annual salary range varies depending on location, role, skill set, and level of experience

H1: Join Accenture as a Contracting Counsel Senior Attorney
H2: Lead, Structure, and Negotiate Complex Client Transactions

About Accenture:
- Leading global professional services company
- 742,000 employees in 120+ countries
- Focus on digital core, operations, revenue growth, and citizen services
- Strong ecosystem relationships
- Services include Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X, and Song
- Culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value

Job Description:
- Coordinate and deliver legal, contract, and commercial counsel for Accenture
- Identify and manage risk and ensure ethical behavior and compliance
- Negotiate contracts leveraging commercial and market relevant positions

Job Summary:
- Lead, structure, draft, and negotiate complex client transactions
- Advise senior company leadership on legal risks and understanding of the larger market
- Manage and advise junior legal professionals
- Act as a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks

Key Responsibilities:
- Negotiate and close Accenture's largest and most complex client transactions
- Oversee, counsel, guide, train, and support junior legal professionals
- Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, clients, and industries
- Educate and advise company executives on legal and risk management issues
- Develop subject matter expertise in relevant areas
- Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and knowledge capital
- Support and implement Legal Group initiatives
- Embrace and evolve as a knowledgeable and relevant contracting professional

Relationships:
- Reports to: Contracting Lead
- Supervises: No direct supervisory responsibility
- External Relationships: Accenture client executives, negotiating teams, Outside Counsel

Work Requirements:
- Travel required
- Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture may not be eligible for consideration

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
- Preferred skill: Minimum 4 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues

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
- In-depth knowledge of local ethical/conduct/compliance-related risks
- Extensive experience in employee relations and workplace investigations
- Demonstrated leadership and teamwork in a professional setting

Compensation:
- Varies depending on location, role, skill set, and level of experience
- Annual salary range for California: $131,100 to $336,900
- Annual salary range for Colorado: $131,100 to $291,100
- Annual salary range for New York: $121,400 to $336,900
- Annual salary range for Washington: $139,600 to $309,900

What We Believe:
- Unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment
- Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and values
- Rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
- Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- No one should be discriminated against because of their differences
- All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other protected basis
- Commitment to providing veteran employment opportunities

Requesting An Accommodation:
- Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances
- Accommodation may be provided during the recruiting process
- Accommodations made during the recruiting process do not guarantee future accommodations once hired
- To request an accommodation, call toll free at 1 , send an email, or speak with your recruiter

Other Employment Statements:
- Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa
- Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture may not be eligible for consideration
- Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest
- The Company will not discriminate against employees or applicants for discussing or disclosing pay information
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Contract Negotiation, Legal Risk Management, Client Relationship Management, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Management, Ethical/Conduct/Compliance Risk Management, Employee Relations, Workplace Investigations, Leadership, Teamwork, Collaboration, Diversity & Inclusion

Juris Doctorate (or equivalent)

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Qualification and Experience Juris Doctorate (or equivalent), Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction

Legal