Legal Assistant
Date: Aug 26, 2025
Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60607
Company: McDonald's Corporation
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
McDonald’s U.S. Business Counsel & Franchise Practice Group Legal Team is a dynamic, experienced team of legal professionals who protect and enhance McDonald’s strategic franchising interests to ensure that our approximately 14,000 U.S. restaurants are delivering on McDonald’s brand promise of quality, service and cleanliness, creating feel good moments for our customers.
Duties
Legal Assistants on the U.S. Business Counsel & Franchise Practice Group Team are expected to:
- Manage team calendars, including scheduling in-person and virtual meetings.
- Coordinate and execute established processes in support of McDonald’s various franchising legal obligations (e.g., send and track receipt of franchise disclosure document)
- Format, proofread and send correspondence
- Develop and maintain digital filing systems.
- Process invoices and manage accruals.
- Assist booking travel for team members and reconcile and submit expense reports.
- Help develop team efficiencies and lead change efforts to streamline and modernize existing processes
Qualifications
- High School or equivalent experience required (college degree preferred)
- 3+ years prior legal assistant and/or project management experience preferred
- Individual who is driven by values of inclusiveness, kindness and professionalism and is motivated, intellectually curious, and eager to learn, including adopting new technologies to drive efficiency
- Have excellent organizational and communication skills and be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously, anticipate needs, prioritize higher value work, and handle deadline pressures and sensitive information
- Work well individually and also as part of a team, and demonstrate reliability, strong work-ethic, and collaboration with colleagues
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with document manage systems (e.g., i-Manage) preferred
Compensation
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Salary Range
The expected salary range for this role is $30.58 - $36.69 per year
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.
Competencies
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 mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. 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.
Nearest Major Market: Chicago