Litigation Legal Analyst/Paralegal

Air Products • Allentown, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world. Reimagine What’s Possible Air Products is a global leader in industrial gases, serving critical industries worldwide with a strong commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our legal team plays a key role in protecting the company as we operate in highly regulated environments, support large‑scale capital projects, and manage complex global operations. Joining Air Products means working for a company with global reach, long‑term stability, and a purposeful culture where legal professionals are trusted partners in the business. As a Litigation Paralegal you will support the global litigation function by providing advanced paralegal, eDiscovery, and matter management support to in-house attorneys and outside counsel. You will be responsible for managing litigation processes, discovery, legal holds, and case documentation to ensure efficient, compliant, and timely resolution of legal matters. Our team operates in a fast paced, high-stakes environment requiring strong judgment, technical proficiency, and collaboration across internal and external stakeholders. In this role, you will operate in a complex global litigation environment involving significant volumes of electronically stored information (ESI), multiple jurisdictions, and tight court‑driven deadlines. You will interface regularly with internal legal teams, business stakeholders, IT, records management, and outside counsel, and must adapt to evolving AI legal technologies and discovery tools.

Requirements

• Strong litigation paralegal experience supporting complex civil litigation and investigations
• Hands‑on experience with eDiscovery platforms and ESI management
• Working knowledge of discovery rules, legal holds, and records retention requirements
• Ability to manage large volumes of data accurately under tight, court‑driven deadlines
• High attention to detail and strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross‑functional teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Professional judgment and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information
• Bachelor’s degree and Paralegal Certificate required
• Minimum of 3-5 years of litigation paralegal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department preferred
• Experience supporting complex commercial litigation preferred

Responsibilities

• Support multiple active litigation, arbitration, and investigative matters simultaneously
• Manage large volumes of electronic and hard‑copy discovery materials, including ESI collections, reviews, and productions
• Influence legal cost control through invoice review and compliance with billing guidelines
• Impact risk management, compliance, and legal outcomes through accurate tracking of deadlines, records, and legal holds.
• Ensure effective litigation support and case readiness by independently interviewing and gathering materials from custodians for litigation matters, conducting legal research and writing, preparing drafts of briefs, motions, correspondence, and organizing case materials and exhibits
• Manage discovery and evidence lifecycle by collecting, processing, reviewing, producing, and maintaining electronic and hard‑copy discovery materials in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Administer eDiscovery and legal technology processes by managing ESI during pre‑litigation, litigation, and investigations, leveraging analytics and AI‑enabled tools, and maintaining proficiency with evolving discovery platforms
• Maintain matter management and legal hold compliance by administering legal holds, drafting and distributing notices, tracking acknowledgments, and supporting records retention and document productions
• Support litigation operations and risk reporting by tracking court deadlines, filings, subpoenas, and key dates, maintaining litigation files, and preparing reports and metrics on litigation status and data requests
• Enable efficient legal operations by reviewing invoices for compliance with billing guidelines, coordinating meetings, managing assigned projects, and performing additional administrative and project‑based duties as required.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level