Legal Counsel - London, United Kingdom - McDonald's Limited

McDonald's Limited
McDonald's Limited
Verified Company
London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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The Opportunity:

Fixed term contract until mid-January 2025


The Opportunity


The Real Estate Legal Team is seeking a motivated, proactive and effective lawyer to join for a period of maternity cover.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced real estate lawyer to join a large and highly regarded inhouse legal team, as well as a rare opportunity to work as part of an established inhouse team of real estate lawyers in a fun and friendly environment.


What will my accountabilities be?

  • Supervising and supporting external lawyers on acquisition transactions, and working closely with acquisition surveyors and other members of the Legal team
  • Undertaking some acquisition transactional work, although the majority of this is undertaken by external counsel
  • Helping the Legal and Development teams achieve targets for new store openings and transactional acquisition work
  • Providing day to day advice to colleagues in the Acquisitions, Estates and Construction teams on all matters connected with new restaurant acquisitions, as well as the existing restaurant estate
  • Monitoring and reviewing best practice, standard documents, policies and precedents used on acquisitions
  • Identifying and communicating risks consistent with the both the risk appetite of the business and the legal department and advising accordingly
  • Helping to develop the legal skills of more junior members of the team
  • Proactively identifying market trends and regulatory changes to improve company policies and procedures, develop communication and training programmes and ensure awareness and compliance across the business.

What Team will I be a part?


You will be a part of the Real Estate Legal Team, which is one of three sub-teams within the UK & Ireland Legal Team.

Both the UK&I Legal Team and the Real Estate sub-team are highly regarded across the business as high-performing, friendly and dynamic teams with a great reputation for influencing, challenging and leading those at all levels, across all departments.

You will report into the Head of the Real Estate Legal Practice Group, and work alongside a further four real estate lawyers and a legal assistant.

The wider UK&I Legal Department consists of around 20 team members.


Who are my customers?

  • The McDonalds Development team, which comprises separate teams of Acquisitions Surveyors, Estates Surveyors and Construction Project Managers
  • The rest of the Real Estate Legal team, as well as the wider UK&I Legal team
  • The Global Legal Team, including Global Compliance, Global Litigation, and real estate lawyers in other markets.
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