Contracting Lawyer
Location: London
Career Level: Manager
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
As a team:
Contracting Legal Professionals (CLP) in Accenture’s Corporate Functions organisation coordinate and deliver legal, contract and commercial counsel in support of Accenture's business. CLPs identify and help manage and mitigate risk and ensure ethical behaviour and compliance with laws and company policies, while providing guidance and negotiating contracts leveraging commercial and market relevant positions.
You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways
If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a range of new skills on the job.
As a Contracting Lawyer, you will:
- Lead, structure, draft and negotiate client transactions in a fast-paced corporate environment, including: master services agreements, outsourcing agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, data transfer agreements, requests for proposals and agreements involving cloud, systems integration and agile development.
- Advise company leadership on legal risks associated with transactions and understanding of the larger market.
- Act, and continuously evolve as, a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions
- while supporting Legal, Business and Sales Leadership in shaping and executing Accenture’s market-facing strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, structure, negotiate and close Accenture’s client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective
- Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries
- Educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues
- Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives
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