Job Description
Job Description
** Corporate Attorney - Risk & Compliance **
** Location: ** Wichita, KS (Remote/Hybrid considered for the ideal candidate)
** Pay: ** $130,000-$145,000 annually, based on experience and demonstrated contract expertise
** Employment Type: ** Full-Time, W-2
** Schedule: ** Standard business hours with flexibility as business needs require
** Travel: ** Approximately one week per quarter, as needed
ROLE IMPACT
** CornerStone Professional Placement ** is seeking a ** Corporate Attorney - Risk & Compliance ** to support commercial contracting, corporate compliance, and enterprise risk management. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career legal professional looking to build in-house experience while partnering with executive leadership on high-impact business initiatives. Success in this role requires sound commercial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to identify business risk while supporting efficient business operations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review, draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements including master service agreements, NDAs, vendor agreements, subcontract agreements, purchase orders, leases, amendments, and related documents.
- Identify and communicate contractual risks involving indemnification, insurance, limitation of liability, warranties, confidentiality, intellectual property, payment terms, dispute resolution, and regulatory obligations.
- Manage contract redlines, approval workflows, negotiation history, obligation tracking, renewals, and contract records.
- Coordinate with executive leadership and outside legal counsel on complex legal matters, material contract deviations, and issues requiring licensed legal review.
- Maintain business registrations, corporate records, licenses, compliance calendars, document retention programs, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Monitor contractual, federal, state, local, customer, and industry compliance requirements impacting business operations.
- Support insurance renewals, broker requests, certificate of insurance reviews, contract insurance requirements, and project-specific coverage reviews.
- Administer workforce compliance programs, including background screenings, drug and alcohol testing, employment documentation, confidentiality agreements, and contractor qualification requirements.
- Prepare risk summaries, executive reports, compliance metrics, and recommendations while driving continuous improvement of contracting and compliance processes.
- Utilize Microsoft Office, document comparison tools, contract management systems, and approved AI productivity tools to improve efficiency while safeguarding confidential information.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school is required; state bar admission is not required.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in corporate legal work, commercial contracts, compliance, risk management, or a closely related field.
- Strong experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements with the ability to identify legal and business risk.
** CORE SKILLS **
- Commercial contract drafting, review, negotiation, and risk analysis.
- Legal research, issue spotting, regulatory compliance, and policy governance.
- Commercial judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive-level professionalism.
- Experience maintaining compliance documentation, records, workflows, and reporting.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word redlining and document comparison.
- Experience with ERP, contract lifecycle management (CLM), records management, or compliance systems is preferred.
- Familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs), GPT tools, and related productivity applications is a plus.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience supporting engineering, construction, manufacturing, industrial, energy, or other business-to-business organizations.
- Experience working in-house, at a law firm, within consulting, government, or another regulated industry.
- Interest in building long-term leadership responsibility within a growing organization.
BENEFITS
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Vision insurance
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Hybrid work flexibility
- 401(k) with company match
- Cell phone or monthly allowance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Dependent Care Account (DCA)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- Career growth and advancement