Legal Assistant

at  American Food Vending

SUMMARY:

The Legal Assistant with American Food & Vending will assist the General Counsel with administrative tasks. This position will be on-site and part-time located at the Syracuse, NY corporate office.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An associate degree or a certificate in paralegal studies preferred.
• Two (2) years’ experience in a law office or professional office setting preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; attention to detail, diligent in composing, typing, and proofing correspondence, contracts, and corporate documents.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work, manage, and maintain electronic and paper files.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Adobe.

ABOUT US:

American Food & Vending began vending operations in Ithaca, NY, over eighty years ago and has become one of the largest privately held hospitality service partners in the United States.
As a family-owned boutique company, we have evolved into a dining and catering service provider. In 2012, the second and third family generations expanded the company nationally by adding our dining division, American Dining Creations. Today we provide service to guests in 24 states, over 50 cities, and employee more than 2,000 employees.
American Food & Vending and American Dining Creations strongly focus on service, technology, partnerships, and hospitality, which is evident in everything we do. Our national ranking as one of the Top 50 Contract Management Companies highlights our commitment to excellence.
We are a company of culinary enthusiasts. Our award-winning chefs are always exploring innovative, creative, and on-trend dining and refreshment solutions. As part of our combined services, we provide café dining, mobile ordering, catering, events, grab-and-go programs, vending and refreshment solutions, advanced micro markets, coffee services, pantry services, water filtration and purification.
We are committed to enhancing the guest experience and partnering with our communities to provide outstanding service, innovation, sustainability, and customization.

• Provide executive level administrative support to the company’s General Counsel.
• Organize and maintain legal documents and contracts while meeting deadlines for time sensitive issues.
• Conduct research to gather pertinent information and stay updated on relevant regulations.
• Take initiative to follow up on research pertinent to business requirements.
• May be assigned other duties and responsibilities as needed.