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 with a strong focus on Master Service Agreements (MSAs), commercial contract negotiation, indemnification provisions, and limitation of liability. This role will serve as a key legal resource to executive leadership, helping protect the organization through effective contract review, risk mitigation, and corporate governance.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of corporate legal experience, with demonstrated expertise in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating MSAs and identifying contractual exposures. This position is focused on corporate legal matters and risk management rather than sales or business development. Success requires sound legal judgment, strong contract negotiation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to provide practical legal guidance that protects the organization's interests.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the review, drafting, and negotiation of Master Service Agreements (MSAs), with particular emphasis on indemnification, limitation of liability, liability caps, insurance requirements, and allocation of contractual risk.

• Evaluate and negotiate contractual provisions involving indemnity obligations, consequential damages, warranties, confidentiality, intellectual property, dispute resolution, and other material legal exposures.

• Review and manage additional corporate and commercial agreements, including NDAs, vendor agreements, subcontract agreements, purchase orders, leases, amendments, and related documents.

• Identify and communicate legal and financial risks within MSAs and other agreements, providing practical recommendations to executive leadership.

• Manage contract redlines, approval workflows, negotiation history, obligation tracking, renewals, and contract records.

• Partner with executive leadership and outside legal counsel on complex legal matters, material contract deviations, corporate governance, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Maintain business registrations, corporate records, licenses, compliance calendars, document retention programs, and audit readiness.

• Monitor applicable federal, state, local, customer, and industry regulatory requirements impacting corporate operations.

• Support insurance renewals, broker requests, certificates of insurance, contractual insurance requirements, and project-specific coverage reviews.

• Provide secondary support for operational compliance matters, including DOT requirements, drug and alcohol testing programs, background screenings, and contractor qualification documentation.

• Prepare legal risk summaries, executive reports, compliance updates, and recommendations to strengthen contract management and corporate compliance processes.

• Utilize Microsoft Office, document comparison tools, contract management systems, and approved AI productivity tools to improve efficiency while safeguarding confidential information.