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This job is about reviewing and negotiating various contracts in a corporate setting at Accenture. You might like this job because it involves staying informed on industry developments and providing legal guidance to company executives.
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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 738,000 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 with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed 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. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
Contracting lawyers in Accenture’s Legal organization coordinate and deliver legal, contract and commercial counsel in support of Accenture's business. Our Contracting lawyers identify, manage and mitigate contractual risk, ensure ethical behavior and compliance with laws and company policies, while providing guidance and negotiating contracts leveraging commercial and market relevant positions.
Job Summary:
Review, draft, and negotiate several types of contractual agreements in a fast-paced corporate environment which may include 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, blockchain security, applied intelligence, systems integration and agile development. Team with more senior Contracting lawyers in supporting more complex contracts and deal structures. Act, and continuously evolve as, a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions.
Key Responsibilities:
Independently, and help to, structure, negotiate and close client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective.
Strategize with senior Contracting lawyers and internal business clients prior to client negotiations.
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 Accenture Legal initiatives.
Embrace and evolve to gain expertise in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, an architect, as well as a business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology-enabled contracting lawyer.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
LLB or JD (or equivalent)
Minimum 2 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in roles with increasing responsibility, such experience should be in a law firm or in a fast-paced inhouse role in a relevant industry.
Minimum of 1 year of experience negotiating intellectual property and data privacy issues
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Proven 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.
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 in English and Bahasa Melayu. Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia or Thai language is a bonus.
Accenture is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Accenture is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Accenture will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Accenture encourages applicants of all ages.
All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
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Company Benefits
Optical coverage
Employees have access to claim for prescription glasses and contact lenses.
Employee assistance program
Employees have access to employee assistance on challenges related to work, family, relationships and finances.
Health screening program
Employees can enjoy the benefits of comprehensive health screening at any clinic of their choice.
Bonuses
Our bonus programs reward our people for their achievements and their contributions to our business.
Recognition awards
Our recognition program involves both monetary and non-monetary awards which can be endorsed by fellow colleagues.
Performance equity
Our leadership equity grants are awarded to recognize exceptional performance or a significant career milestone.
Additional Info
Experience Level
0 - 10 Years of Experience
Company Profile
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