Join one of the best companies to work for in Northeast Ohio. Applied Industrial Technologies is a 21-time winner of the NorthCoast 99 best places to work in Cleveland. Headquartered in Midtown Cleveland, we are a Fortune 1000 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AIT). With $3.8 billion in annual sales we are one of the largest industrial distributors in the world.

Benefits include: health, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, free secured parking, onsite fitness center, cafeteria, tuition reimbursement, bonus opportunity and career development opportunities.

Overview:

Our Legal Department is hiring an Associate Counsel with commercial transactional experience. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing, and collaborative environment, this might be a great fit!

This is a high visibility position with the opportunity to partner not only in the Legal Department, but across the business and other corporate departments in the Company. This position is on-site at our corporate campus in Midtown Cleveland and will report to Applied’s Assistant General Counsel.

What you’ll do:

• Provide practical legal advice on commercial matters to internal business partners globally, identify and mitigate potential legal risks, and apply sound legal judgment with business acumen
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including key domestic and international customer agreements that contain various pricing structures and rebate components, agreements with strategic product vendors, and agreements with product and service providers for various corporate departments, including IT (SaaS, software licenses, MSAs, SOWs)
• Manage commercial litigation and contract disputes globally in coordination with the Risk Management Department and local outside counsel
• Participate in merger and acquisition due diligence and integration efforts for all domestic and international acquisitions
• Train and counsel personnel at all levels globally on commercial legal issues
• Lead various legal projects as required, including process improvement efforts to mitigate legal and commercial risk

Qualifications:

• J.D. degree and licensed to practice law in Ohio
• 3-5 +-years of commercial legal experience, preferably with some in-house experience at a global company
• Attention to detail, sense of urgency, customer-focused

• Ability to identify legal and commercial risk and to partner with internal clients to offer creative solutions
• Multi-tasking, prioritizing, and working both independently and as a team member in a fast paced, fluid culture
• Experience with government contracts (with working knowledge of FARs and DFARS) and regulatory compliance matters a plus, including FCPA, export compliance, FDA, ESG, Conflict Minerals, OSHA, and DOT

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.

If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an email to hiring@applied.com or call 216-426-4389 to let us know the nature of your request.