Legal Assistant

Job Description:

Company Description:

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald’s remains one of the world’s leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At McDonald’s, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

Department Overview

Come grow with McDonald’s Restaurant Development Legal Team! We are a group of real estate legal professionals on the lookout for a talented Legal Assistant to join us in building new McDonald’s restaurants to feed and foster communities across the U.S. If you're interested in commercial real estate and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, this is your opportunity to unleash your creativity, join a high-functioning team, and make an impact to shape McDonald’s future.

Duties

• Have strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills to handle multiple competing priorities and embody a collaborative team spirit, strong work ethic, and unwavering reliability

• Think strategically to address business needs and are intellectually curious and motivated to grow their expertise under the coaching and mentorship of our experienced team members

• Harness technology to drive efficiencies within the team, such as by generating form documents, creating automated approval workflows, or managing the flow of information with our law firms and business clients

• Build relationships with other functions and work collaboratively to process invoices and payments, oversee the timely delivery and receipt of electronic and physical mail, organize and manage paper and electronic records, and independently handle other routine requests and inquiries

Qualifications

• 1+ years prior administrative and/or project management experience

• High School/GED required

• A basic understanding of and ability to identify and analyze various real estate documents to identify key business terms

• Advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Office technologies, including Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams, and strong ability to quickly adopt and utilize other document management, matter management, and real estate database technologies

• Familiarity with Smartsheet preferred

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $30.87 - $38.59 per hour.

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

The position, upon meeting time eligibility requirements, offers health and welfare benefits, including but not limited to comprehensive health insurance, which includes medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision coverage, as well as, life insurance.

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. 

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

McDonald’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald’s provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald’s provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Requsition ID: 3259