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Job Title Global Legal Knowledge &amp; Learning Lead Organizational References Career Level: Senior Manager (CL6) Unit: Legal Operations Reporting to: Director of Legal Operations Specialty: Knowledge Management; Learning &amp; Development Job Characteristics Full-time Flexible working (particularly working from home) opportunities. Typical office environment for meetings. Less than 10% of the time spent on international travel. Job Summary This is an exciting opportunity to shape and influence the Knowledge &amp; Learning (K&amp;L) strategic agenda within Legal. The Legal Knowledge &amp; Learning Lead will define and drive the overall vision for K&amp;L. They will shape Legal's K&amp;L strategy, policies, standards and approaches. They will set in place strategic plans and drive K&amp;L uptake, quality, consistency and alignment of local country efforts. They will promote K&amp;L cultures, and oversee the management of K&amp;L, throughout Legal. In doing so they will advise key Legal stakeholders on K&amp;L and act as an ambassador for K&amp;L within Legal and the rest of Accenture. Key Responsibilities -&nbsp; Architecting Legal's Knowledge strategic agenda -&nbsp; - Setting out the Legal Knowledge vision, philosophy and guiding principles. - Developing the Legal Knowledge strategic priorities (focus areas and goals over multiple years). - Putting in place Knowledge policies, standards and guidelines. - Designing the framework for developing, analyzing and reporting on Knowledge effectiveness and quality measures. Evolving Legal's Learning &amp; Development (L&amp;D) strategic agenda, in conjunction with Accenture HR Talent and Learning: - Refining the Legal L&amp;D vision, philosophy and guiding principles. - Establishing the Legal L&amp;D strategic priorities. - Embedding L&amp;D policies, standards and guidelines. - Revising L&amp;D effectiveness and quality measures. Driving the K&amp;L strategic agendas through support for strategic planning, coordination and alignment of efforts. In doing so, driving greater consistency and effectiveness of K&amp;L across Legal: - Working with Legal teams to help them understand the K&amp;L strategic agendas; to prioritize allocation of resources (including appropriate individuals to be Knowledge Champions and L&amp;D Champions); and to assign accountabilities to these resources. - Supporting the Champions in developing and executing K&amp;L strategic plans, in assessing the current maturity of K&amp;L activities and understanding the requirements for gap closure. - Working with the Champions to identify potential issues and areas for improvement; to scope pragmatic solutions; and to disseminate lessons learned and best practices. Managing the development of the K&amp;L operating model: - Identifying resourcing gaps within K&amp;L core team and Champions; supporting gap closure; mentoring high-potential resources and ensuring their progression. - Promoting use of cost-effective K&amp;L resources, nearshore and offshore. Identifying, creating, facilitating and executing K&amp;L investments: - Working with the Champions and Legal Technology team to ensure greater uptake of existing global K&amp;L platforms (particularly Legal Connect); and to develop, design and deliver other platforms that address priority functional gaps in a user-friendly, flexible and integrated manner. - Providing a strategic view on the further development of K&amp;L systems and practices; taking the lead in implementing new ideas and solutions. - Ensuring best use of Legal's K&amp;L budget. - Overseeing sourcing and vendor management for K&amp;L services provided by third parties. - Developing and promoting K&amp;L cultures by facilitating engagement and communication across Legal. - Overseeing active engagement with the Legal teams and influencing them to collaborate and contribute towards K&amp;L initiatives. - Building a vibrant K&amp;L community through targeted forums, events and networking activities. This community will include K&amp;L Champions across Legal, the core K&amp;L team, representation from HR and other parts of Accenture as required. Qualifications and Experience Required - Legal professional status (licensed attorney or equivalent) preferred. - Minimum of 8 years working experience within law firms and/or legal environments. - Within these environments, the experience of heading up or holding a senior Knowledge Management functional position. This includes an experience of developing and deploying Knowledge strategies, policies and initiatives. - Also, within these environments, notable exposure to L&amp;D matters such as role-based competency, learning strategies and the various components of learning architectures including learning solutions, approaches, programmes, technology and core processes. - Experience of Knowledge technology projects, grounded in a good understanding of technology and its potential to impact the delivery of legal services. Experience of L&amp;D technology projects preferred. - Experience of working with senior management and/or board members on strategy, planning, design or major implementation projects. - Experience of leading and managing teams. Skills Required - Strong evaluation and problem-solving skills: able to identify the real issue, and to anticipate requirements and potential consequences. - Logical reasoning: able to demonstrate the rationale behind any recommendations and achieve consensus around proposed outcomes - Outstanding spoken and written communication skills: able to deal confidently, tactfully and appropriately with people of different disciplines and at all levels of the organization - Strong influencing and negotiation skills: able to build strong relationships with multiple global stakeholders quickly via virtual tools; listen, understand and respond to any concerns. - Prioritization skills: Comfortable working within a large and complex environment with multiple stakeholders and interest groups. Able to dynamically manage changing (and often competing) requirements from these stakeholders. - People development: Able to build effective teams, uses opportunities to coach and support others to build skills and confidence. - Task management: the Professional and organized approach to delivery. Able to work under pressure and to tight timescales, with minimal supervision. Personal Qualities Required - Strategic thinking and innovation: Able to think strategically but also willing and able to roll their sleeves up and do whatever is needed to achieve key business objectives, diving into detail where necessary. - Influence and communication: Able to be highly credible and persuasive, influencing key stakeholders and effecting change with or without direct reporting authority. - Collaboration: Able to work well with others, to build strong relationships, to share knowledge and expertise to foster a sense of trust. - Drive: Commitment to getting things done, including self-sufficiency and the lack of need for detailed direction. - Flexibility: Ability to manage diary and working pattern to enable more interactions with global stakeholders. - Resilience: Able to manage emotions and take steps to manage workplace frustrations constructively; remaining calm and positive under pressure.

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Accenture - Senior Manager - Global Legal Knowledge & Learning Lead 

Accenture - Senior Manager - Global Legal Knowledge & Learning Lead  ,Job Description for Accenture - Senior Manager - Global Legal Knowledge & Learning Lead  in Accenture in  Anywhere in India/Multiple Locations for (8-15) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Accenture - Senior Manager - Global Legal Knowledge & Learning Lead  in Accenture in  Anywhere in India/Multiple Locations for (8-15) years of experience. Apply Now!