Job Description


  • ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS WHO ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND WORK IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE--- POSITION TITLE: Geographic Legal Counsel Assoc Manager WORK SETUP: Return to Office OVERALL PURPOSE: Global Offerings Counsel Associate Manager Role Summary – To provide comprehensive support to legal and business teams which includes support on Accenture policies and processes, legal research, legal judgements, using various tools and methodologies focused on internal policy compliances RESPONSIBILITIES: Specific Responsibilities aligned to Role GCC Legal & Compliance Support:
  • Provide comprehensive legal counsel and support to Accenture Corporate Functions (GCC, Workplace Solutions, Marketing & Communication, HR, Corporate Citizenship, CIO, IT, and business teams) on a wide range of local and global legal and compliance matters, including ethics, anti-corruption, competition law, regulatory compliance, data privacy, intellectual property, and conflict of interest.
  • Efficiently address legal inquiries from daily operations, offering practical solutions and mitigating risks.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain robust compliance programs, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and Accenture policies.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate potential compliance risks.
  • Collaborate with other Accenture Legal teams (GCCs, Litigation, Employment Law, Taxes, Acquisitions, Administrative Law, and Contract Management) to provide consistent and comprehensive legal support across diverse regulatory areas.
  • Review and ensure alignment of Codes of Conduct with evolving legal and ethical standards.
  • Identify risks according to local law and Accenture policies and flag potential issues related to telecommunication services. Generic 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 Management Level Description Complexity:
  • 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. Authority: Requires guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments Impact or Decision Impact: Decisions often impact the team in which they reside. OTHERS: Project Shift Schedule: Morning Shift Project Rest Day: Weekends Off Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong, Robinsons Cybergate Tower 1


  • SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:


  • At least 7 years experience as at law firms or as in-house counsel and/or in legal
  • At least 2-3 years experience in regulatory/risk and compliance, no specific practice area; preferably in the telco industry but not required
  • Licensed lawyer
  • Project should be open to getting non-lawyer/paralegal
  • No supervisory experience requirement and this resource will directly report to you
  • No specific tool requirement, but should be open to using AI



  • Job Details

    Role Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Full-Time
    Country: Philippines City: Mandaluyong
    Company Website: https://www.accenture.com/ph-en Job Function: Legal & Compliance
    Company Industry/
    Sector:
    Software Development

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