Federal - AFS Litigation and Investigations Lead

Company: Accenture Federal Company
Location: Arlington
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Organization: Accenture Federal ServicesLocation: Arlington, VAAccenture Federal Services, helping our federal clients tackle their toughest challenges while unleashing their fullest potential...and then some. What makes our approach so unique? Operating from the nation's capital, we bring together commercial innovation and leading-edge technologies to deliver an integrated and interactive experience that far exceeds expectations. How? Our passion meets purpose! Through our diverse culture and inclusive thinking, we embrace our employees' ideas taking them from concept to practical solutions. Not to mention, we sleep well at night knowing our work directly impacts and improves the way the world works. We keep our tech smarts sharp by providing abundant training and certification opportunities. Are you ready to learn and grow in a career, while making a difference?You Are:Lead the AFS Litigation and Investigations team in accordance with industry best practices. Protect the company from financial and reputation risk by: managing and directing litigation and significant disputes, government and corporate investigation matters; providing counsel on laws affecting government contractors, including those related to contractor integrity, data breaches, data protection and False Claims Act; regularly interacting with and reporting to AFS leadership; providing remediation recommendations and trend information to Legal Leadership and partnering with them to implement program enhancements; collaborating with other AFS Legal function leads; and interacting with Accenture Legal.The Work:Manage litigation matters, including bid protests and third-party litigationSupervise and conduct government and corporate investigationsManage direct reports with responsibility for litigation/investigations/subpoena responseDirect certain employee relations investigationsManage and supervise outside counsel, including managing budgets and work plansWork closely with corporate communications and government relationsManage e-discovery and data preservation activities and underlying processes, procedures, and legal obligationsDevelop and present training to key programs and executives to comply with best practicesHere Is What You Need:Bachelors Degree and Juris Doctorate10+ years of experience as a litigator in a law firm, corporation or prosecutor's officeExperience with federal government investigationsExperience performing internal or corporate investigations and implementing appropriate remediationExperience leading others and manage teams in complex litigation or investigations matters.Experience managing outside counsel.Experience briefing C-suite/Senior leadershipBonus Points If:Excellent judgment and ability to drive fair resolutions in a civil business litigation contextSound business judgment; experience litigating bid protestsExperience representing U.S. federal government contractors or working in a highly regulated fieldAbility to shape a positive and collaborative working environmentThe Extras:US Citizenship RequiredAs required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Accenture Federal Services provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only, the range of starting pay for this role is $160,400 - $256,100 and information on benefits offered is here.COVID-19 UpdateThe safety and well-being of our candidates, our people and their families continues to be a top priority. Please be aware that Accenture roles in the US require all employees to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment. Accenture will consider requests for medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement during the recruiting process.What We Believe We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy StatementRequesting An Accommodation Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired. If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email or speak with your recruiter. Other Employment Statements Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

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