Franchise Contracts & Compliance Paralegal

Jollibee Group North America; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jollibee Group North America is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join our North American Legal team. You will support franchise administration, contracts, compliance, and legal operations, reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel – Franchising.

The role offers broad exposure to franchise agreements, corporate documentation, and regulatory requirements, with opportunities to impact a growing restaurant business in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal; franchise or multi-unit business experience preferred.
• Experience with franchising, franchise agreements, NDAs, contracts, and corporate documents.
• FranConnect or a similar franchise management platform experience strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and high-volume workflows.
• Excellent writing, editing, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, DocuSign, and document management systems.
• Notary certification or willingness to obtain one.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a cross-functional team.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment where priorities can shift quickly.

Responsibilities

• Support Franchise Operations: Maintain franchise records, disclosure documents, agreements, renewals, transfers, and compliance requirements.
• Manage Legal Documents: Prepare, route, track, and maintain NDAs, franchise agreements, consents, amendments, and other legal documents.
• Administer FranConnect: Maintain templates and document libraries, manage workflows, track franchisee deliverables, and ensure data accuracy.
• Coordinate Contracts & Signatures: Manage DocuSign requests, signature packets, document version control, and legal records.
• Support Compliance: Track deadlines, insurance certificates, business licenses, franchise obligations, and other regulatory requirements.
• Assist with Corporate Legal Matters: Support entity records, governance documents, officer lists, corporate filings, and other legal projects.
• Conduct Research & Drafting: Perform legal research, prepare summaries, draft routine correspondence, and assist attorneys with document preparation.
• Partner Across the Business: Work closely with Operations, Development, Finance, Risk, Accounting, Facilities, and outside counsel.
• Support Legal Operations: Help improve processes, maintain organized records, and ensure legal requests and projects stay on track.
• Notary Support: Notarize documents in person or remotely and support Remote Online Notarization (RON) processes.

Skills

Franchising

NDAs

Contracts

Corporate documents

FranConnect

Organization

Writing

Editing

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

MS Office

DocuSign

Document management

Notary

Cross-functional collaboration

Fast-paced environment

Tools

FranConnect

Job description

Jollibee Group North America is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join our North American Legal team. You will support franchise administration, contracts, compliance, and legal operations, reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel – Franchising.

The role offers broad exposure to franchise agreements, corporate documentation, and regulatory requirements, with opportunities to impact a growing restaurant business in a fast-paced environment.