Corporate Paralegal

Status: 12-Month Contract (possibly extended)

Position: Corporate Paralegal

Salary: $35

Location: Hybrid in Dayton, OH

About the company:

Since 1978, our technology solutions have been helping customers reach new levels of success by connecting information, positioning, and communication. Our solutions are at work in over 150 countries and we have employees in more than 40 countries. This, coupled with a highly capable network of global dealers, and distribution partners, helps our customers to thrive across the world, with local support.

We are an industrial technology company, concentrated on helping the world work, better. Our technology enables jobs to get done more precisely and accurately so you can build, construct, grow, and move the things we need to live our lives and build future communities.

We are in constant movement toward a transformation that turns ideas into action, plans into productivity, and productivity into results. With over 2,000 worldwide patents and R&D centers in more than 15 countries, we augment our organic product development with strategic acquisitions to bring the latest technologies to a wider market.

Corporate Paralegal:

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented, proactive Corporate Paralegal with a strong Corporate Legal background to support a wide range of legal matters within a fast-paced organization. The ideal candidate is a solutions-focused professional who can balance competing priorities, partner with teams across the business, and handle confidential information with sound judgment.

This role is on-site in Dayton, Ohio.

Corporate Paralegal Responsibilities:

• Support attorneys by drafting, reviewing, editing, and organizing commercial contracts, agreements, and related legal documents.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, including routing agreements for signature, tracking executed documents, and maintaining accurate records within legal systems.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for incoming legal requests, gathering the information needed and tracking each matter through completion.
• Maintain corporate records and prepare and file required documents with government agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Partner with business stakeholders and counsel to provide status updates, clarify requirements, and keep legal matters moving on schedule.
• Assist with intellectual property administration, including reviewing correspondence, maintaining docket information, and monitoring key deadlines.
• Conduct legal research at the direction of counsel and provide project and administrative support for legal initiatives.
• Help develop and improve legal templates, contract playbooks, and scalable processes that increase efficiency.
• Coordinate legal department billing, invoices, and budget tracking, and support legal technology and vendor evaluations.

Corporate Paralegal Qualifications:

• 3+ years of paralegal experience in a corporate legal department, law firm, or comparable professional setting, with a strong Corporate Legal background.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate or degree from an ABA-approved program.
• Experience supporting commercial contracts, transactional matters, and contract administration, with a foundational understanding of contracting principles.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple concurrent matters in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong grammar, composition, editing, and legal proofreading abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys, business leaders, external counsel, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and sound judgment, including the ability to recognize when matters require escalation.
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive legal and business information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Google Workspace, Adobe Acrobat, and electronic document or legal matter management systems.
• Comfortable learning and adopting new technology, legal tools, and workflow solutions to improve efficiency and department operations.
• Prior exposure to corporate governance, transactional legal work, intellectual property administration, or legal operations is highly preferred.