Description:

Ready to make your next big professional move? Join us on our journey to achieve our big dream of building the most loved restaurant brands in the world.

A Canadian-American Multinational Fast Food Holding Company is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories.

RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by A Canadian-American Multinational Fast Food Holding Company

Essential Duties:

Drafting and negotiating franchise, development and ancillary agreements, as well as agreements for the acquisition or divestiture of restaurants
Providing franchise compliance legal advice, including drafting default and termination notices, drafting and negotiating workout agreements, temporary licensing agreements and attending to other related enforcement matters
Providing legal advice in connection with U.S. franchise sales and ensuring compliance with franchise regulatory requirements, including franchise disclosure, franchise relationship and other relevant laws.
Drafting and negotiating real estate agreements, including purchase and sale agreements and lease agreements
Providing legal advice to Real Estate, Asset Management and Construction teams on real estate matters, including condemnations, construction and environmental matters
Draft and review real estate and franchising policies, including operational policies regulating franchisees
Developing training materials and conducting training of franchise and real estate personnel
Manage and oversee outside counsel with respect to franchising and real estate litigation.

Qualifications & Skills:

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school required
Licensed to practice law in Florida or another state
Knowledge of real estate law (transactions as well as commercial leasing) required
Knowledge of franchise and corporate law preferred
4-8 years of legal experience, with law firm experience required
Transactional experience with strong drafting and negotiating skills
Strong communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multi-tasking environment with high volume workload