You’ll get a chance to:

• Assist in managing real estate transactions within Legal Real Estate and RD under the oversight of a more experienced attorney.
• Participate in contract negotiations, administration, and project management activities for a wide variety of due diligence real estate transactions and may occasionally include third-party consents/contracts.
• Assist in building a real estate network involving ongoing interaction with real estate managers and brokers, construction managers, design managers, outside legal counsel, third-party business development parties, real estate attorneys, and department leaders. Helps build and sustain third-party real estate partnerships.
• May manage and amend vendor agreements and vendor accounting and payment procedures, and creates vendor cost summaries and reports. Actively participates in Real Estate and Legal team meetings.
• Prepare various ancillary agreements and documents for real estate pipeline projects to support the company’s growth strategies.
• Assist with correspondence related to deliverables, contract changes, related expenses, and/or payments.
• May assist with developing pre-negotiation strategy and position, such as determining the type of contract, and with conducting negotiations with selected parties.
• Receive and analyze proposals and oversees technical evaluation with appropriate internal partners.
• Recommend to more senior attorneys any modifications to real estate agreements to finalize real estate legal transactions.
• Safeguard confidential information, prepares contract documents, and obtains required signatures; distributes contracts in collaboration with the company’s Real Estate Legal and Real Estate Development functions.
• Participate in debriefings on the strengths, weaknesses, and risks of proposals.
• Monitor contracts for potential problems and recommends ways to deal with any issues.
• Help finalize contract terms in collaboration with Legal, Operations, and RD.
• Help to manage and maintain the Legal Due Diligence contract management databases and participates in the acquisition and/or maintenance of web-based Real Estate Legal applications.
• May coach and mentor Due Diligence paralegals to elevate their performance

How we reward you:

• Hybrid Work schedule
• 401K with company match
• Yearly bonus opportunity*
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance *
• On-site fitness center, biometric screen, and flu shot clinic
• Discounts at Panda restaurants, theme parks, and gym memberships
• Paid time off starting at 15 days with 7 federal holidays*
• Continuous education assistance and scholarships*
• Income protection including Disability, Life and AD&D insurance*
• Bereavement leave*

• Benefits available for eligible permanent full time associates

• Law degree and bar admission required
• Minimum new law school graduate; experience with project and contract management desirable
• Successful completion of annual store training
• If hired, successful completion of annual store training
• If hired, must provide proof of full vaccination on start date, unless prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Full vaccination means two weeks or more have passed after receiving the second dose in a two-dose series, or more than two weeks after receiving a single-dose vaccine. Examples of proof of full vaccination include an original, photocopied, or digital completed vaccination card that includes name, type of vaccine provided, and date of last dose administered.

Panda Strong since 1983
Founded in Glendale, California, we are now the largest family-owned American Chinese Restaurant concept in America. With close to 2,000 locations globally, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives. Whether it’s impacting our team or the communities we work in, we’re proud to be an organization that embraces family values.

You’re wanted here
We value diversity in all forms and know the strength it brings. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to blossom, diverse points of view to be heard, and improves overall happiness. We like the sound of that.

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, you are welcome here.