Intellectual Property Counsel

Job Summary: Accenture seeks an intellectual property attorney with at least 5 years of IP transactional contracting experience to join our global IP team. The successful candidate will support Accenture's intellectual property transactions practice, open source software license compliance and work closely with senior members of the IP Legal team on a broad range of technology, licensing, commercial, and strategic initiatives.    

Key Responsibilities: 

·       Drafts, reviews and negotiations of agreements related to intellectual property and technology transactions, including inbound and outbound software and technology licenses, and other IP-related arrangements.

·       Supports the end-to-end review of the use and development with components under free software licenses for diverse product and service teams, with particular focus on Open Source licenses, involving understanding software deployment, intended use, applicable license risks, mitigation strategies, export controls, Generative AI implications, general overview security risk profile, etc.

·       Supports the publication of proprietary source code under Open Source Licenses, including reviewing corporate contribution agreements, liaising with software engineers, business leadership and company IP stakeholders, as well as tracking compliance with Accenture’s policies for each step of the process.

·       Supports internal stakeholders (such as business clients, other corporate functions, and legal colleagues) on intellectual property issues arising in commercial, strategic, and corporate transactions.

·       Assists with identifying, analyzing, and resolving IP-related issues on client, partner, and other business transactions, working closely with senior IP counsel and business teams.

·       Supports a variety of IP matters, including technology assessments,  joint development projects, content publications, and review of open source software clauses in framework agreements.

·       Contributes to the development and maintenance of IP templates, guidance materials, processes, training materials, AI enabled agents and best practices to support the business and reduce legal risk.

·       Conducts legal research and prepares practical recommendations on intellectual property and technology-related issues.

Qualifications:

Work Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in law / Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school (specialization in Technology and/or Intellectual Property is considered a plus).
• Native Legal English proficiency with strong oral and written communication skills.

Work Experience:  

·       At least 5 years of experience that includes IP transactions conducted in English at a law firm, or as in-house corporate counsel and/or in legal outsourcing.

·       Knowledge of intellectual property issues relevant to the technology sector. 

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

·       Proactive, organized, and self-motivated and works well in a fast-paced global environment.

·       Committed to collaborating with colleagues in the IP team as well as other stakeholders to achieve shared goals, build relationships, and be a strong team player.

·       Ability to manage many complex projects successfully, and set and meet priorities.

·       Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the ability to identify legal risks and propose practical solutions.

·       Willingness to learn and develop expertise across a broad range of intellectual property and technology-related legal issues.

·       While Trademarks and Patents knowledge is a welcome addition, the focus of the role relies heavily on skills associated with IP transactional contracting and knowledge related to emerging technologies, including Open Source Software, Large Language Models, Generative AI, etc.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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