Senior Legal Counsel

Join Accenture’s Legal Team as Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

Accenture is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support Avanade Netherlands and Belgium as sole counsel in country. Here you will be part of the Gallia (Belgium, France & the Netherlands) team and join the welcoming and efficient EME (Europe & Middle East) Legal Team. You will shape and negotiate client arrangements, guide our business stakeholders on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions and suggest mitigating actions. You will also help Delivery and Business leadership to manage existing contracts with clients, requiring a solid understanding of legal obligations and their implications, along with a command of principled negotiation. The lawyers work on a wide range of local, EME and global matters, varying from contracting, administrative law, employment, compliance, entity management, intellectual property and privacy, to disputes or litigation, marketing and mergers and acquisitions. We seamlessly work with our Legal Teams in the Americas and APAC, driven by the desire to problem solve once across the globe, making this a truly international team.

You will have the ability to work remotely and from our office in Amsterdam to meet the local legal team and your contacts in person.

You will be part of the EME Legal team which collaborates across twelve distinct legal jurisdictions to provide an experience that simultaneously reflects consistency across EME. Our EME team is famous for its rich knowledge-sharing and supportive teamwork.

About you:

You are a positive and committed person who is passionate about the law and technology. You take ownership and inspire others and make a positive impact. You have the ability to work in a team and manage competing priorities and adapt quickly to change. You are a people person with the ability to build relationships at all levels within the organization. You have a curious mindset and a strong interest in understanding the business and what drives performance.

In addition, you have:

• Strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law in Netherlands.
• 8+ years of experience as an attorney/legal counsel, with at least 4 years’ experience of working in a corporate legal department (experience in the IT industry is required).
• Excellent judgment, ability to prioritize and make decisions. Ability to meet deadlines with short timeframes.
• Ability to work independently and to escalate issues in a timely manner for resolution.
• Superior communication skills, particularly with respect to active listening to and integrating information from various sources quickly and communicating legal advice in a practical form in a business context.
• native-level fluency in Dutch. Language skills in English are a must, other European languages and/or a second legal, business or technical degree are a plus.

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