Contracting Legal Professionals (CLP) in Accenture’s Corporate Functions organization coordinate and deliver legal, contract and commercial counsel in support of Accenture's business. CLPs identify and help manage and mitigate risk and ensure ethical behavior and compliance with laws and company policies, while providing guidance and negotiating contracts leveraging commercial and market relevant positions.

Lead, structure, draft and negotiate complex client transactions in a fast-paced corporate environment including the following: 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, automation, systems integration and agile development. Advise senior company leadership on legal risks associated with transactions and understanding of the larger market. Manage and advise junior legal professionals in transactions and related matters. Act, and continuously evolve as, a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions while supporting Legal, Business and Sales Leadership in shaping and executing Accenture’s market-facing strategies.

Job Responsibilities:

· Lead, structure, negotiate and close Accenture’s complex client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective

· Counsel, guide, train and support junior CLPs

· 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 Legal Group initiatives

· Embrace and evolve to gain expertise in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional

Relationships:

Reports to: Contracting Lead

Supervises: No direct supervisory responsibility

External Relationships: Accenture client executives and negotiating teams; Outside Counsel

Basic Qualifications:

· JD

· Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction in the US

· Minimum 6 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 corporate legal/transaction group in a relevant industry

· Minimum of 3 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

· Accomplished 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

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 06/8/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

Role LocationAnnual Salary Range

California$94,400 to $293,800

Cleveland$87,400 to $235,000

Colorado$94,400 to $253,800

District of Columbia$100,500 to $270,300

Illinois$87,400 to $253,800

Maine$80,400 to $216,200

Maryland$94,400 to $253,800

Massachusetts$94,400 to $270,300

Minnesota$94,400 to $253,800

New York$87,400 to $293,800

New Jersey$100,500 to $293,800

Virginia$87,400 to $270,300

Washington$100,500 to $270,300