Legal Assistant

Company Description

Job Description

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 McDonalds 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 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

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support attorneys and professionals within the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. This role provides administrative, operational, and litigation support across a broad range of complex matters and serves as an important resource in ensuring the efficient management of litigation and legal processes.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while handling confidential and privileged information.

We are a team that cares deeply about each other and about the work that we do and we look forward to welcoming someone new to the team.

Duties

• Provide administrative and litigation support to attorneys and legal professionals within the Commercial Litigation Practice Group, including supporting the Vice President of Global Litigation.
• Manage attorney calendars and assist with scheduling and logistics, including for meetings, witness interviews, depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial preparation activities.
• Assist with matter intake, matter management systems, and litigation reporting.
• Assist team with Significant Case Memo and other reporting obligations.
• Assist team with New Lawsuit Alert and distribution list.
• Prepare, edit, proofread, and format legal correspondence, presentations, reports, and other documents.
• Support legal hold, document preservation, records management, and e-discovery processes.
• Coordinate execution of documents and maintain related records.
• Track key dates, deadlines, and follow-up items across active matters.
• Work with Legal Operations Legal Engineering Team to track or correct team invoices.
• Handle year end budget transactions, including assisting with accruals.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest degree of discretion.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree a plus
• 2+ years of administrative, legal assistant, executive assistant, paralegal support, or related professional experience.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting attorneys, legal departments, or law firms.
• Experience with litigation support, document management systems, matter management platforms, and/or e-billing systems.
• Experience coordinating complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with legal terminology, court filings, discovery, and litigation processes.

Competencies

• Strong customer-service orientation and professionalism.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Effective collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to learn new technologies and processes.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: No

Benefits Eligible: Yes

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.

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This position 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.

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.

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Additional Information

Job Details

Categories

• Legal Support
• Corporate

Categories ID Categories URL Job title Legal Assistant Position Type Date Posted 10/16/2026 Primary Quest ID Second Quest ID Job Classification

Location(s) Chicago, IL, 60607, US

Job ID 5248

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