Accenture Legal is in the business of experience and we are transforming ourselves to be our best credential and are focused on developing power skills across our entire organization for the future intelligent enterprise.

Global Legal Network (GLN) is a group of professionals operating globally from 10+ countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services - focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across Accenture to build efficiencies and centres of excellence related to Legal services; and through our size, geographic spread and language diversity, the Global Legal Network is able to drive quality, agility and speed in our services, aligned to Accenture’s relentless focus on maximum efficiency and operational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a detailed understanding of the relevant functional area and of relevant company policies and procedures.

• Be a credible business advisor through familiarity with Accenture’s strategic priorities, target areas for growth and its business and operations and adopting a proactive learning approach, effective stakeholder engagement and cross-functional networking.

• Collaborate with colleagues across Legal, relevant Corporate Functions stakeholders, Accenture Leadership and business teams to identify and manage legal, regulatory, compliance risks and develop mitigation strategies, with due regard to ethical and reputational considerations.

• Review internal and client facing projects and initiatives to ensure compliance with law, regulations and voluntary commitments and standards, and provide required guidance to other teams.

• Demonstrate functional subject matter expertise in the concerned support area and act as POC for such area and provide credible and efficient operational and strategic support.

• Be efficient and effective in the discharge of specific responsibilities associated with the relevant functional area to which assigned during the programme duration, consistent with your skills and prior experience. 

• Stay abreast of legal developments and wider governmental policy or regulatory change affecting the company, its clients, people and communities and synthesize the information to incorporate it into legal assessments, drive recommendations and guidance on any adaptations to company practices, services, offerings, projects, products and initiatives.

• Drive the creation, development and maintenance of enablement materials, trainings, presentations, templates, guidance and checklists and other materials, ensuring completeness, accuracy and accessibility, and having due regard to Accenture Legal’s Technology strategy and enterprise tool adoption.

• Direct and manage local and global teams on legal projects, including strategic initiatives and support implementation of new initiatives within functional scope area.

• Supervise resources and assist GLN Global and Area Function lead in people management, as required.

• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team, and support development feedback activities for team members.

• Demonstrate leadership mindset and behaviours, exemplifying Accenture’s Core Values and modelling behaviors consistent with our Code of Business Ethics, being an ambassador for change and client centric approach.

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Knowledge Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 7 years relevant experience in a dynamic in-house/corporate legal or law firm environment, with familiarity of working across different jurisdictions and with multi-national clients.

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience practicing patent law, drafting/prosecuting or managing the prosecution of patents globally, particularly in the areas of business method, software and computer-related technologies.

• Experience performing detailed competitive analyses using global patent data is a plus.

• Additional certifications and experience, including compliance related global professional certification(s) (e.g. IP, data privacy, data governance, Information Security) and/or corporate law and/or company experience, considered a plus.

Behaviours and Attributes:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

• Enthusiasm for continuous learning and exemplifying a growth mindset.

• Detail orientated, sound judgement, organized and adaptable.

• Able to present innovative, original solutions which understand our business, and to act as a strategic thinker.

• Committed to collaborating with colleagues in the IP team as well as other stakeholders to achieve shared goals, build relationships, and be a strong team player.

• Analytical skills, business acumen, and ability to bridge the legal and business aspects of IP law by providing solid IP advice in a business practical manner.

• Demonstrated ability to identify, understand and assess trends and developments in functional areas of expertise and to explain issues in a practical, results-focused manner.

• Experienced in research, including due-diligence, reporting, drafting and presentation skills and proven ability to contextual business need, and embrace a client-centric approach.

• Demonstrate autonomy, take ownership and drive tasks to closure.

• Strong time management, ability to work under pressure and display positive approach.

• Ability to prioritize and make decisions, and possess a high level of common sense, including the ability to see around the corner and spot risks before they materialize.

• Ability to effectively influence and persuade senior leadership and work collaboratively and build trusted relationships within a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Leadership, people development and/or management experience, managing team and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role).

• Support to the enablement of our designated locations teams to undertake work of increased complexity, including through industrialization of processes.

• Commitment to a creative, inclusive, and diverse workplace and recognize the strengths that unique styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture.

• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to build a sense of belonging in a team and establish a sense of common purpose across Accenture Legal.

• Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the Accenture global organization and work well with executives and non-executives.

• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and online communication tools.

• Proactive approach, comfortable with technology and use of tools and databases.

• Willingness to embrace change, conversant with, and curiosity to explore new and emerging technologies, industry best practices, areas of risk and turn insights to action.

• Effective management of external counsel, often in multi-jurisdictional context.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in law (or equivalent) or higher from a recognized institution and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or local equivalents).

Work Requirements

• Hybrid work model – part office based; part remote.

• Must have ability to effectively work with others remotely and manage a schedule with global stakeholders.

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 750,000 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. 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 Song. These capabilities, 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. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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