Senior Mergers & Acquisitions Transactional Attorney (she/he/they)
Miejsce pracy: Warszawa
Your responsibilities
- Lead a team of M&A attorneys supporting Accenture’s M&A and strategic investment transactions across EMEA, motivated to embrace new opportunities
- Serve as lead attorney in complex M&A transactions, collaborating with senior executives and thriving on continuous advancement in strategic negotiations
- Strategize with executives and lead negotiations alongside Accenture’s corporate development team, managing both in-house and external legal resources
- Oversee drafting, review, and coordination of transaction documents, legal due diligence, and post-closing matters such as claims and disputes
- Commitment to constant progress by staying updated on business and legal developments impacting Accenture and the consulting, technology, and outsourcing sectors.
- With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders, and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
Our requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and JD (or equivalent) from top law school
- Active bar membership/local equivalent
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience practicing as an attorney with a national or international law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Substantial experience advising on multi-jurisdictional M&A, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures and equity investments
- Strong preference for experience advising strategic buyers
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork and collaboration skills
- Strong executive presence
- Excellent English language oral and written communication skills
- Sound judgment and business acumen
- Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
What we offer
- Permanent employment contract or B2B
- Individual support of a People Lead and a specific path of professional development, as well as the possibility of a session with a Coach
- A wide training package (soft, technical, and language training offer, access to the e-learning platforms, Gallup test, GenAI training, possibility of co-financing courses, and certification)
- Employee Assistance Program - legal, financial, and psychological consultations.
- Accenture employees eligible for the Employee share purchase plan automatically become eligible for quarterly dividends if they own company shares.
- Paid employee referral program
- Private medical care, life insurance
- Access to the MyBenefit platform (possibility of using a wide range of products and services, including the Multisport card).
Benefits
- sharing the costs of sports activities
- private medical care
- sharing the costs of professional training & courses
- life insurance
- remote work opportunities
- employee referral program
- employee stock ownership program
Recruitment stages
- Online application
- Phone interview
- Online tests (optional step)
- Technical skills check (optional step)
- Interview with your future Team Leader
- Welcome to Accenture!
Accenture Corporate Function
People in the Corporate Function career track contribute to the running of Accenture as a high- performance business through specialization within a specific functional area and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.
Join Accenture’s global M&A Legal Team that has supported Accenture’s deployment of over $8 billion in strategic acquisitions over the last several years
Serve as the EMEA legal lead for a senior team of experienced M&A attorneys supporting complex M&A and strategic investment transactions within a fast-paced corporate environment. Advise senior company leadership directly on legal issues, including risk management and mitigation.
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