The mission statement of Global Services Legal is to “drive sustainable business growth for Accenture by providing deep legal expertise at the intersection of business strategy, industry and technology in a highly dynamic environment.” The Global Services Legal team functions as the integrator between various other parts of the Legal team, coordinating between the multidisciplinary areas of deep expertise across the wider Legal team, to deliver one holistic Legal perspective to the business.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

·       As Services Counsel, you will support the GSL teams aligned to Digital Core, AI & Data, Cybersecurity, or Technology in conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, solutions, capabilities, and preparing those offerings for market.

• Identify legal and regulatory risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with colleagues across the business, Global Services Legal and the broader Legal team
• Enable Accenture’s Sales & Delivery Legal team to efficiently handle day-to-day contracting, including developing guidance and templates and providing SME support to deal teams
• Support the evaluation of prospective acquisition targets and development and implementation of post-merger integration strategy
• undefinedKnowledge Skills and Experience ·       Minimum [8 yrs.] relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, ideally advising on data and AI servicesExperience with technology services, emerging technologies and offerings.  Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes as required for the offeringsTrack record of developing trusted relationships with business leadersExperience shaping deals and evaluating innovative commercial models for new product and service offerings, ideally including data & AI servicesExperience analyzing complex facts and situations to provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Behaviours and Attributes Strong interest in continuous learning about emerging technologiesCommitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplaceAbility to build a sense of belonging in a team and establish a sense of common purpose inside the larger Accenture Legal departmentOpen to learn, work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organizationExcellent commercial acumen, ability to deal with ambiguity, and create clarity with a pragmatic approachStrong verbal, written and interpersonal skillsundefinedEducation and Qualifications Education: JD and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or their local equivalents) Location: [Flexible]

To be filled by recruiter

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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