Global Services Legal Counsel

Accenture in the Philippines; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in the Philippines seeks a capable lawyer to join its AI & Data product counsel team. The role will assess new service offerings, provide product guidance, and collaborate with multiple legal and business units to align offerings with regulatory and contract requirements.

You will develop expertise in AI, work across US time zones, and help craft playbooks, templates, and deal support while supporting acquisitions and research efforts. Strong English skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate Law degree (JD) and bar admission in good standing.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a corporate or law firm advising on software including AI.
• Fluency in English and ability to work with US time zones.

Responsibilities

• Support AI & Data business team by assessing offerings and providing product counsel.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in AI & Data and act as contact for business and assets teams.
• Collaborate with GSL and across legal, including Resale, Strategic Partnering, IP, Data Privacy, Regulatory and Contracting teams.
• Support Contracting with playbooks, templates and deal support.
• Support Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions legal and business teams in evaluating prospective acquisition targets.
• Assist the team with legal research.
• Support development and improvement of processes, tools and efficiency across the team, including PowerPoint decks, workplans, guidance materials.
• Maintain awareness of emerging legal/regulatory trends related to technology, including AI.

Skills

US time zones

AI experience

Software knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Organization

English communication

MS Office

Education

Graduate Law degree (JD) and bar admission

Tools

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Excel

Legal research tools

Job description

• Support the Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data business team within Accenture Technology by conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, and offering general product counsel support as the business prepares offerings to go to market.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in AI & Data and act as point of contact, together with other members of the team, for the business and assets teams
• Collaborate with other teams within GSL and across legal, including colleagues in Resale, Strategic Partnering, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, Regulatory and Contracting teams
• Support the Contracting team as product counsel and subject matter expert regarding playbooks, templates and occasional deal support.
• Support Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions legal and business teams in evaluation of prospective acquisition AI & Data targets.
• Assist the team with legal research.
• Support the development, review maintenance and improvement of processes, tools and efficiency initiatives across the team, which may include producing PowerPoint decks, workplans, and guidance materials.
• Maintain awareness of emerging legal and regulatory trends related to technology, including LLMs, generative and agentic AI

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data business team within Accenture Technology by conducting assessments of new service and product offerings, and offering general product counsel support as the business prepares offerings to go to market.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in AI & Data and act as point of contact, together with other members of the team, for the business and assets teams
• Collaborate with other teams within GSL and across legal, including colleagues in Resale, Strategic Partnering, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, Regulatory and Contracting teams
• Support the Contracting team as product counsel and subject matter expert regarding playbooks, templates and occasional deal support.
• Support Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions legal and business teams in evaluation of prospective acquisition AI & Data targets.
• Assist the team with legal research.
• Support the development, review maintenance and improvement of processes, tools and efficiency initiatives across the team, which may include producing PowerPoint decks, workplans, and guidance materials.
• Maintain awareness of emerging legal and regulatory trends related to technology, including LLMs, generative and agentic AI

Education and Qualifications

• Graduate Law degree (JD) and admission in good standing with applicable bar association(s) (or local equivalents)

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Able to work with US time zones
• Must have relevant experience with AI, software and non-transactional legal work
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a corporate or law firm setting, ideally advising on software including AI
• Knowledge of SaaS, Software License, and AI- related contract structures
• Understanding or willingness to learn applicable regulatory landscapes as required for the offerings, including with respect to AI & Data
• High degree of organization with the ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Fluency in English with strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with global and cross-functional teams
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)