Paralegal

The Legal Department of Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT), a $4.5 billion industrial distributor operating in seven countries, seeks a midlevel corporate paralegal who thrives in a collaborative, high-volume, and fast-paced environment to join its team. The position is located at Applied's corporate headquarters at 3301 Euclid Avenue in the Midtown area (just east of downtown and near the I-90 Innerbelt) of Cleveland, Ohio.

Essential Duties and Job Functions

The person in this position may be responsible for, among other things:

• • Assist internal business clients with responding to a wide range of legal requests, including negotiating a variety of commercial contracts
  • Work closely with internal business clients to identify potential risks and liability to the company, and develop and implement solutions to address
  • Manage docket and handle routine matters for litigation and claims, including drafting litigation holds and collecting discovery information
  • Manage compliance with terms and requirements of government contracts, including SAM.gov registrations
  • Assist with training internal business clients on various legal topics and processes
  • Manage applications and renewals of various government licenses
  • Manage unclaimed property recovery efforts
  • Support the lawyers in the company's legal department on a variety of other legal matters, including employment law and subsidiary management

Basic Required Qualifications

• • Experience working in a corporate legal department and/or law firm serving a wide range of business clients and advising companies on relevant legal matters
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret terms and forms of contracts and other legal documents
  • Ability to recognize, analyze and escalate (or communicate, as appropriate) legal and business risks faced by the company
  • Ability to clearly and concisely communicate legal concepts to internal business clients in both verbal and written form, build strong relationships, and effectively liaise with people at all levels
  • Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and Adobe products; adept at using (or learning) existing (or new) technologies and incorporating them into work as required
• Ability to think proactively and creatively, devise solutions to challenging issues, and respond quickly and pragmatically
  • Attention to detail and ability to exercise good judgment
  • Ability to plan, organize and prioritize numerous tasks and effectively drive matters to completion under deadlines
  • High level of initiative; eager to learn new skills and different areas of law
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• • Government contracting experience
  • Public company experience
  • Ability to draft routine or moderately complex contracts and other legal documents

Founded in 1923, Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) is a leading value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies, and related maintenance supplies. Our leading brands, specialized services, and comprehensive knowledge serve MRO and OEM end users in virtually all industrial markets through our multi-channel capabilities that provide choice, convenience, and expertise.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.