Senior Paralegal

McDonald's Corporation • Chicago, IL

7d • $50 - $64

About The Position

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

Requirements

• Paralegal certificate or equivalent education
• 3+ years of experience as commercial real estate paralegal, preferably in a law firm or in-house legal department setting
• Have strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills to handle multiple competing priorities and embody a collaborative team spirit, strong work ethic, and unwavering reliability

Responsibilities

• Independently support our business clients to take on complex due diligence and construction issues
• Are established title and survey experts who resolve title issues and collaborate with title companies to obtain adequate title insurance coverage
• Analyze contracts, leases, easements, restrictive covenants, declarations, and other legal documents
• Prepare and negotiate real estate documents such as declarations, easements, SNDAs, License Agreements, Closing Escrow Agreements, restrictive covenants, non-disturbance agreements
• Manage purchase and lease transactions by gathering transactional documents, coordinating closings and overseeing recording of documents
• Mentor and train Paralegals and other real estate legal professionals to support their growth and development
• Think strategically to anticipate future business needs and identify existing opportunities, including by developing new practices, leading change efforts, and adopting new technologies to unlock efficiency

Benefits

• sabbatical program
• tuition assistance
• flexible work arrangements
• comprehensive health insurance, which includes medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision coverage
• life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed