Franchise & Corporate Paralegal – Contracts, Compliance & Ops

Jollibee Foods Corp (USA); Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jollibee Group in Denver, CO is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant / Paralegal to join our North American Legal team and support franchising, contracts, and corporate filings. Reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel – Franchising, you will manage NDAs, franchise agreements, doc management, and notary tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Join a growing restaurant business with a focus on accuracy, timelines, and cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Development,

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 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

Franchise operations

Document management

Legal research

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

FranConnect

DocuSign

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

Job description

Jollibee Group in Denver, CO is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant / Paralegal to join our North American Legal team and support franchising, contracts, and corporate filings. Reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel – Franchising, you will manage NDAs, franchise agreements, doc management, and notary tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Join a growing restaurant business with a focus on accuracy, timelines, and cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Development,