Senior Legal Operations & Paralegal Specialist

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic legal environment?

Doncasters has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Legal Operations & Paralegal Specialist to bring structure, efficiency, and clarity to a fast-paced legal environment.

In this pivotal role, you will partner closely with the Head of Legal – North America, providing essential legal operations, paralegal, administrative, and corporate governance support to help drive efficiency and operational excellence across the business.

Location: Remote – East Coast, USA

Why join us?
Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncasters played a part in making that happen?

We are a specialist manufacturer of complex precision cast components for aerospace engines and industrial gas turbines, supporting leading OEM programs.
We excel in turning metals into motion, working in alloys and manufacturing complex product designs to offer an unparalleled range of solutions for high performance and specialist applications.
We employ more than 3,000 people across 14 core manufacturing facilities globally, providing the scale and expertise required to serve leading aerospace engine and IGT OEMs.

At Doncasters, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger.

Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, integrity, and teamwork.

What we can offer you:

• An interesting and varied field to work in
• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities
• PTO
• Competitive 401K
• Competitive medical insurance

The Role

To provide high-quality legal operations, paralegal, administrative, and corporate governance support to the Head of Legal – North America and, as required, the Group General Counsel, ensuring the effective operation of the Legal function across the Company's North American business.

The role will support a broad range of legal matters, including commercial contracts, litigation, external counsel management, employment matters, corporate transactions, legal entity management, and U.S. Board and corporate governance activities.

The position requires strong organizational skills, sound judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and exceptional attention to detail.

• Provide day-to-day legal operations and paralegal support across legal, commercial, corporate, employment, litigation, and transactional matters. Assist Securities Counsel with securities filings and transactions, including tracking action items, approvals, signatures, and peer research.
• Support U.S. acquisitions and corporate transactions through due diligence, document coordination, closing processes, and post-closing activities.
• Maintain legal documentation, contract files, corporate records, calendars, matter trackers, and signature processes, ensuring accurate and accessible records.
• Provide governance and Board support to the Group General Counsel in connection with U.S.-based Board meetings and related corporate activities, including meeting preparation, agendas, materials, minutes, resolutions, approvals, action-item tracking and document management.
• Coordinate logistics for U.S.-based Board meetings and events, including scheduling, venues, catering, technology, audiovisual requirements, and attendance.
• Assist with implementation and maintenance of legal processes, templates, systems and procedures designed to improve efficiency, consistency, compliance and visibility across the North American Legal function.
• Handle highly confidential and commercially sensitive information with appropriate discretion and judgment.
• Provide additional legal operations and paralegal support to the North American and Group Legal functions as required.

Interested?
If you have any of the below skills, we would love to talk to you about your next career move: 

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal or legal studies qualification, or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in paralegal, legal operations, or legal administrative support, preferably within an in-house legal department, law firm, or multinational organization.
• Experience supporting corporate governance, Board activities, transactions, commercial contracts, or litigation is highly desirable.
• Experience coordinating Board or senior executive meetings, including travel and accommodation arrangements, is preferred.
• Experience in a publicly traded or multinational organization is desirable.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and exercise sound judgment regarding confidentiality, urgency, and escalation.

Equal opportunities

Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact [email protected].