Legal Counsel - Labour & Employment.

Job Title: Legal Counsel - Labour & Employment.

Role: Core - Employment Law; Head of Employment Law, Middle East

Talent Segment: Legal and Commercial

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JOB SUMMARY:

Accenture Legal encompasses :3000 lawyers, contract management and other professionals in 47 countries, making us amongst the biggest in-house units of our kind globally.

The Employment Law Team sits within the Compliance, Offerings, Regulatory & Ethics (CORE) function within Legal, and offers the full range of Employment Law services from advisory and litigation support on HR (Human Resources) and Employee Relations issues to implementing compliance projects and supporting transactional matters.

Enjoy challenging and interesting work that requires innovation and creativity. Your entrepreneurial spirit and vision will be encouraged and rewarded, and your success will fuel opportunities for increased impact and rapid career advancement. You will also build the deep, valuable industry and functional expertise that will keep you relevant as you grow your career.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting into the Employment Law Lead for the Market, this is an exciting opportunity to work directly with key stakeholders across a workload that is both interesting and varied:

Provide strategic and pragmatic Employment Law advice on a wide range of advisory matters to key internal stakeholders – including Human Resources, Employee Relations, Inclusion and Diversity, Total Rewards, Mobility, Mobilisation and Leadership.

Oversee and provide support for litigation and pre-litigation matters, in conjunction with Employee Relations team and external counsel.

Provide operational and strategic support for transactional matters:

Outsourcing – negotiating and advising on contractual aspects of outsourcing deals including risk management and transition of staff into (and out from) Accenture.

Ventures & Acquisitions – negotiating and advising on Mergers and Acquisition/joint venture deals, including due diligence, deal execution and post-merger integration support.

Advise on industrial relations and collective bargaining issues, particularly collective consultation requirements.

Contribute to development of internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge on Employment Law and business issues for the region.

Manage and oversee external counsel relationships with law firms as appropriate, including budget management.

Stay abreast of legal developments impacting on Accenture, its clients, and industries and incorporate it into company practices.

RELATIONSHIPS:

The successful candidate will work closely with a wide range of HR, Legal and other professionals and manage relationships with outside counsel.

Education: Qualified lawyer. (Mandate)

Work Experience: Strong experience, living and working in the Middle East. We anticipate hiring a candidate with a minimum of around 7 years post qualification experience, but we will review applications from all levels of post qualification experience. We ideally seek a candidate specialized in, or with substantial experience in, employment law in private practice and/or – ideally – in an in-house environment.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Language abilities in Arabic would be an added advantage.

Enthusiasm for continuous learning.

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

Leader as well as team player, collaborative, and persuasive; able to work well with a wide range of personnel, across many roles and levels.

Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that unique styles, innovative perspectives and experiences bring to Accenture.

Demonstrate respect for individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics.

Strong time management, prioritization, and project management skills.

Build trust-based relationships – through interpersonal skills and by delivering on commitments.

Willingness to work on cross-border matters. Preferably, some exposure to cross-border work.

WORK REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to work flexibly, including from home as well as in the office.