McDonald’s Looking for Legal Assistant – Property Management at Chicago, IL Full Time

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone.

Job Description:

McDonald’s Property Management Legal Team is a is a dynamic, experienced team of real estate legal professionals who preserve and reinforce McDonald’s real estate interests at our over 14,000+ U.S. restaurants in a fast-paced environment to ensure our restaurants are open and operating, creating feel good moments for our customers. In particular, the Property Management Legal Team:

Legal Assistants on the Property Management Team are expected to:

• Support team members to process invoices, manage mail deliveries and electronic correspondence, organize and manage paper and electronic records, coordinate travel, and independently handle other routine requests and inquiries
• Help develop team efficiencies and lead change efforts to streamline and modernize existing processes
• Be intellectually curious and adaptable to change, including adopting new technologies to drive efficiency
• Have excellent organizational and communication skills and be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize higher value work, and handle deadline pressures and sensitive information
• Have a basic understanding of and ability to identify various real estate documents
• Work well individually and also as part of a team, and demonstrate reliability, strong work-ethic, collaboration, and collaboration with colleagues
• Think strategically and be an active contributor to efforts to achieve team goals and objectives

Qualifications:

• Individual who is driven by values of inclusiveness, kindness, equity, and professionalism and is motivated, intellectually curious, and eager to learn
• High School or equivalent experience required (college degree preferred)
• 1 – 3 years prior administrative and/or project management experience preferred
• 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

Additional Information:

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 [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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