Senior Legal Assistant

Company Description

About Us

McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and currently operates over 1500 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 170,000 people.

Hybrid Working

This role is based in our East Finchley office working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely

Job Description

Join one of the world’s most iconic brands and play a key role in supporting our Legal team across the UK and Ireland. McDonald’s is growing fast, and we’re looking for a Senior Legal Assistant to provide high-level administrative and secretarial support to our VP General Counsel & Company Secretary and the wider Legal department.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly regarded in-house legal team. You’ll be at the heart of our legal operations, helping to manage everything from diary coordination and budget tracking to compliance filings and external legal communications.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Manage diaries, meetings, travel arrangements and expenses for the VP and Legal team
• Act as the first point of contact and central hub for the Legal department
• Handle incoming legal correspondence including claims, DSARs, and court documentation
• Oversee office management, onboarding/offboarding, and team event planning
• Process invoices and track spend across multiple budgets, liaising with external law firms
• Support annual budget compilation and spend control, including Marketing Co-operative allocations
• Coordinate compliance filings and statutory record keeping for UK entities
• Manage annual declarations and disclosures for Standards of Business Conduct and conflicts of interest
• Liaise with external bodies such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Data Protection Commission
• Arrange document certification via notaries and maintain legal subscriptions
• Collaborate with the Executive Assistants’ Group and support SLT scheduling and compliance training

Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience in an Executive Assistant role
• Legal Assistant experience is desirable but not essential
• High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential and sensitive information
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build trust and influence
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with a proactive and collaborative mindset
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• Curious, efficient, and committed to continuous improvement

What You’ll Get:

• Be part of a respected and friendly in-house legal team supporting a high-profile brand
• Access to industry-leading training and career development opportunities
• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where your ideas are valued
• Competitive salary plus bonus, cash allowance, free parking, free lunch and gym access
• Hybrid working pattern

Additional Information

Company Vision and Culture…

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.

McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.

Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

Serve: We put our customers and our people first

Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone

Integrity: We do the right thing

Community: We are good neighbours

Family: We get better together

At McDonald’s we are People from all Walks of Life...

People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonald’s experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.”

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