Corporate Attorney

CornerStone Professional Placement

Wichita (KS)

Hybrid

USD 130,000 - 145,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision insurance

Hybrid work

401(k) match

Phone allowance

FSA

DCA

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Bonus opportunities

Career growth

Job summary

CornerStone Professional Placement is seeking a Corporate Attorney - Risk & Compliance to support commercial contracting, corporate compliance, and enterprise risk management.

This in-house opportunity offers collaboration with executive leadership on high-impact business initiatives, with remote/hybrid flexibility and a base salary commensurate with experience in Wichita, KS.

Qualifications

JD from an accredited law school; state bar admission not required.
Minimum of two (2) years in corporate legal work, contracts, compliance, or risk management.
Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements with ability to identify legal and business risk.

Responsibilities

Review, draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements including MSAs, NDAs, vendor, subcontract, leases, amendments, and related documents.
Identify contractual risks involving indemnification, insurance, liability limits, confidentiality, IP, payment terms, dispute resolution, and regulatory obligations.
Manage redlines, workflows, history, obligations, renewals, and contract records.

Skills

Commercial contract drafting

Negotiation

Risk analysis

Regulatory compliance

Executive communication

Documentation management

MS Office

CLM/ERP systems

AI productivity tools

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Contract lifecycle management (CLM)

ERP systems

AI productivity tools

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