Are you a law graduate/ legal professional looking for job opportunities as a Geographic Legal Counsel Specialist? This opportunity might be of interest to you!
About:
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, they offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Their 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. They embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for their clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.
Role:
Geographic Legal Counsel Specialist
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Law.
- Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience at law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing. Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements.
- Experience in generic legal in-house matters, including but not limited to risk identification and mitigation, compliances, contracts, legal research, etc.
- Understand Accenture offerings and function specific services, general basic corporate business practices, contracting regulations, commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals
- Ability to recommend high quality and timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently analyzing business and legal implications
- Ability to work under pressure, and effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations, build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments, and able to effectively influence senior management
- Demonstrate ownership, promptness, accuracy, consistency with the activities supported, and drives tasks to closure
- Able to work with internal and external teams to assist with day to day support and to understand delivery requirements
- Demonstrate adaptability, positive & collaborative attitude, good interpersonal skills, strong time management and prioritization skills, attention to detail, sound judgement, and organization skills
Responsibilities:
- Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.
- Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.
- Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor. May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture.
- Requires guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments. Impact or Decision:?
- Decisions often impact the team in which they reside Scope:?
- Manages small teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Understand the CORE areas, relevant company policies
- Develop subject-matter knowledge and proficiency in the concerned support area and act as its POC
- Directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues and build credible and effective relationships with onshore counsels and within GLN team
- Understand and suggest process improvements in the support area, support LTO/CIO in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones, assist team in drafting checklists and process documents, manage SharePoint and communication records
- Support recruitment efforts for the team, supervise resources, and assist GLN Team Lead in people management, as required, provide team members with positive and developmental feedback
- Identify and support any specific trainings for the team, provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team
- Support implementation of new initiatives in CORE support area or within Legal/GLN, try to ‘give back’ to GLN/Legal.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can Apply here (click here)
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