Geographic Legal Counsel Associate Manager

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Legal & ComplianceCorporate Lawyer

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Key Responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities Understands CORE area needs and priorities, strategy, objectives,

Requirements Summary

Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.

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Legal & ComplianceCorporate Lawyer

Requirements

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Travel may be required

Fluency in English (and other language, depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills.

Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. Typically creates 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 or team leads. Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture.

Responsibilities

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→Understands CORE area needs and priorities, strategy, objectives, and opportunities
→Good understanding of relevant company policies
→Enhance subject-matter experience in the concerned support area
→Act as a POC and escalation point for support area

→Understand, suggest, and encourage process improvements in the support area
→Collaborate with tech teams in development of new tool or enhancement of existing ones
→Create checklists and other process documents
→Represent GLN, directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues
→Supervise the management of SharePoint and communication records
→Identify and drive trainings for the team for upskilling and professional development
→Support implementation of new initiatives in CORE support area or within Legal/GLN
→Build credible and effective relationships with onshore counsels and within GLN team
→Drive recruitment efforts for the team
→Effectively manage direct reports and any assigned team, quick conflict resolution
→Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team
→Provide team members with positive and developmental feedback
→Drive Talent Discussions for the assigned team/team members
→Commit to ‘give back’ to GLN/Legal.

→Act as the first point of escalation for support area
→Establish strong credibility and relationship with Legal/Legal Services team and with business and/or external Clients
→Negotiating, drafting and reviewing of all procurement contracts/subcontracts, affiliate addendum, proposals, agreements, flow downs and other documents relevant to Procurement domains and performing specific research based on internal stakeholder’s requirements
→Maintain contract/subcontract compliance in line with company policies and procedures and ensure issues are timely escalated to line manager and resolved
→Identify process improvements in Procurement domain and lead team in drafting checklists and process documents
→Directly liaising with internal stakeholders and deal teams on various legal issues
→Provide training/on job training to the new joiners of the Procurement team

Bachelor’s degree in Law

Compliance related global professional certification considered a plus

Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience at law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing

Demonstrate very good interpersonal skills
Take ownership, and drive tasks to closure
Demonstrate promptness, accuracy and consistency with the activities supported
Detail-oriented, sound judgement, and flexible
Strong time management, prioritization, organizational, skills
Able to work with internal and external teams, and understands delivery requirements
Able to take end to end ownership of projects and teams on function specific processes
Good understanding of Accenture offerings and function specific services performed
Good understanding of commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals
Good understanding of corporate business practices and contracting regulations
Comfortable with technology and has experience in the use of tools & databases
Ability to work under pressure, with exposure to senior management
Effectively manage priorities and stakeholder expectations
Build trust-based relationships by delivering on commitments.

Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout Accenture global organization
Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture
Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality
Leader as well as team player, collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives.

Team members providing services on a process/project or account/portfolio of accounts

Accenture Counsels, Client commercial, procurement, contract management, business executives, outside counsels, vendors, corporate function.

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