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.

We are enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work model, in which employees spend part of their week connecting with co-workers in our state-of-the-art headquarters. Located in the booming West Loop of downtown Chicago, it's set up to be a global hub that cultivates collaboration:

• Take a class at Hamburger University
• Sample future items in our Test Kitchen
• Utilize the latest technology to connect with your team around the globe

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 team of real estate legal professionals who are responsible for McDonald’s existing portfolio of real estate at our 14,000 U.S. restaurants, ensuring that McDonald’s is positioned to leverage its real estate interests to maximize business operations. The Reinvestment Legal Team is a specialized group within the Property Management Legal Team, focused on supporting McDonald’s efforts to remodel and rebuild existing McDonald’s restaurants. Positions on the Reinvestment Legal Team are temporary roles that are currently scheduled to expire on 12/31/2024. Potential extension beyond that date may or may not occur, and will depend upon the ongoing needs of the business, budgeting, performance, and other factors to be determined by McDonald’s.

Attorneys on the Reinvestment Legal Team are expected to:

• Demonstrate strong analytical, organizational and communication skills to provide advice and counsel to business partners on a diverse portfolio of complex, time-sensitive commercial real estate issues.
• Draft, negotiate, and analyze leases, easement agreements, license agreements, TCEs and other commercial real estate agreements.
• Review and analyze title, survey, existing real estate documents and other due diligence to determine property related rights and obligations in connection with proposed large scale remodel and/or rebuild projects.
• Review and analyze site plans, elevations, plats, declarations in conjunction with large scale remodel projects and/or rebuild projects.
• Partner with Reinvestment COE business team to align on practical solutions to legal issues, with a focus on business objectives while mitigating legal risk, avoiding litigation, and protecting the brand.
• Strategically engage with colleagues and business clients to anticipate future business needs, and identify existing opportunities for efficiencies.
• Identify and counsel business regarding risks and provide guidance on risk tolerance to help drive business decisions.
• Work collaboratively on cross-functional teams within the legal department and serve as a commercial real estate subject matter expert.

Qualifications

• Individual who is driven by values of inclusiveness, kindness, and professionalism and is motivated, intellectually curious, and eager to learn.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing with a state bar association.
• A minimum of three years commercial real estate experience.

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.

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.