Commercial Paralegal

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible

Air Products is seeking a Commercial Paralegal at our global HQ in Allentown, Pennsylvania to provide contracting support to commercial attorneys and business clients by assisting with the preparation, review, negotiation, administration, and execution of gas sales agreements, amendments, and related legal documents.

The position serves as a key liaison between the Law Department, commercial teams, and business management to ensure compliance with Air Products’ sales contract risk profile, enhance process efficiency and operational effectiveness and support consistent resolution of commercial issues. One particular area of focus will be on reaching an AI-supported contract digitalization state. The role also serves as a primary point of contact for contract training initiatives.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

- Support commercial contracting activities by drafting, reviewing, revising, negotiating, administering, and coordinating the execution of gas sales agreements while ensuring alignment with business objectives, internal standards, pricing, and delivery requirements.

- Advance the use of technology and AI-enabled solutions by supporting implementation, adoption, training, and ongoing utilization of artificial intelligence tools, contract technologies, contract clause management systems, and other initiatives that enhance operational effectiveness and service delivery.

- Act as a primary liaison between commercial teams, business management, and attorneys by coordinating priorities, communicating status updates, escalating critical issues, ensuring alignment on legal strategies, and helping drive timely resolution of business and customer concerns.

- Drive consistency in commercial issue management and dispute resolution by supporting surcharge matters, contract interpretation issues, questions from sales teams, and other commercial legal initiatives while promoting a unified approach among stakeholders.

- Lead legal training and knowledge-sharing initiatives by developing training materials, facilitating and leading training sessions, educating stakeholders on contract forms and deviation/negotiation processes, and promoting best practices across the organization.