Corporate Counsel Jobs in Wisconsin
Corporate Counsel jobs in Wisconsin concentrate in manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and insurance, with steady demand at every level from newly licensed associates to seasoned general counsel. The heaviest hiring is in Milwaukee, Madison, and the Fox Cities corridor, where employers such as Northwestern Mutual, American Family Insurance, and Advocate Aurora Health maintain large legal departments. Contract review, regulatory compliance, and M&A support are the specialties appearing most consistently in open roles. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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The Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial serves as a senior legal advisor for complex corporate and commercial matters across the global business. This role provides strategic, risk-balanced counsel on innovative workforce solutions, global insurance programs, vendor agreements, data privacy and AI governance, franchising, and mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. The role is accountable for legal judgment, negotiation strategy, risk escalation, and senior stakeholder guidance, while dedicated paralegal support handles routine intake, coordination, tracking, document management, and reporting activities.
- Serve as senior legal advisor for IWSF matters, including legal interpretation, risk escalation, and guidance on complex or higher-risk submissions.
- Advise local teams on contract terms, negotiation strategy, and risk mitigation to reduce MPG contractual liability.
- Advise global and local business leaders on material risk acceptance decisions.
- Lead legal strategy for global corporate and fiduciary insurance programs, including program design, coverage strategy, renewal priorities, and material risk matters.
- Advise on significant claims, coverage disputes, premium considerations, and risk allocation issues requiring legal judgment.
- Manage external counsel, insurers, brokers, and advisors on complex or escalated insurance matters.
- Serve as officer and director of MPG Captive insurance company, as applicable.
- Provide legal strategy and senior-level support to NA and Global Sourcing teams on complex vendor contracts and enterprise-risk matters.
- Review, negotiate, and advise on material legal terms in vendor agreements, including software/license, liability, indemnity, data, and dispute provisions.
- Advise business leaders on contractual risks, mitigation options, escalation points, and negotiation positions.
- Manage outside counsel where necessary for large vendor agreements, audits, and disputes.
- Provide legal advice on data privacy and AI matters requiring interpretation, governance judgment, risk assessment, or escalation.
- Partner with internal teams to develop appropriate governance and safeguards that balance regulatory requirements, enterprise risk, and business objectives.
- Represent Legal on senior governance forums, including the Global Data Privacy Steering Board, as appropriate.
- Provide strategic legal guidance across jurisdictions on global franchise agreements, regulatory obligations, and material compliance issues.
- Advise business leaders on complex franchise obligations, risk issues, and escalation matters.
- Provide legal advice on transaction strategy, NDAs, deal risk, due diligence findings, and legal issues arising in potential M&A or divestiture activity.
- Lead legal workstreams for global transactions, escalating material issues and directing internal or external counsel as needed.
- Legal Judgment and Risk Leadership: Provides practical, risk-balanced legal guidance on complex matters while delegating routine administration and coordination to paralegal support.
- Stakeholder Influence: Builds trusted relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to resolve complex commercial, regulatory, and operational issues.
- Global Collaboration: Works effectively across jurisdictions, local legal teams, and business functions to deliver consistent, business-oriented legal support.
- External Partner Management: Manages outside counsel, insurers, brokers, and other advisors on complex or escalated matters.
- Ability to partner effectively with Finance, Sales, Marketing, IT, Sourcing, local country legal counsel, and senior business leaders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear business guidance.
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, issue-spotting, dispute resolution, and risk escalation skills.
- High degree of accuracy, discretion, confidentiality, and professional judgment.
- Able to direct paralegal support effectively while retaining accountability for legal judgment and advice.
Qualifications
- J.D. or equivalent legal qualification with admission to practice law in at least one relevant jurisdiction.
- Significant legal experience advising on complex corporate, commercial, contracting, and risk management matters in a global environment.
- Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor agreements, software/license terms, sourcing contracts, and related disputes.
- Working knowledge of data privacy, AI governance, franchising, corporate insurance, and M&A/divestiture support.
- Strong business acumen, executive communication skills, sound judgment, and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders across jurisdictions.
- Experience advising on global insurance program design, renewals, claims, and coverage matters.
- Familiarity with franchising regulations and cross-border franchise agreements.
- Prior experience supporting M&A, divestitures, due diligence, or transaction integration.
- Working knowledge of emerging AI regulation, data privacy frameworks, and global technology contracting.
- Experience managing outside counsel, insurers, brokers, or other external advisors.
- Prior in-house legal experience in a global, matrixed, publicly traded company.
ManpowerGroup is proud to be an equal opportunity affirmative action workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, political ideology, ancestry, the presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disabilities, or other legally protected status.
A strong commitment is made by each employee and is necessary to ensure equal employment opportunity for all. ManpowerGroup is an inclusive workplace that will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons of all job titles, and ensure all other personnel actions are administered without regard to non-merit-based characteristics of individuals.
Reasonable accommodation during the interview process can be provided. Contact talentacquisition@manpowergroup.com for assistance.
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Corporate Counsel Job Market in Wisconsin
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
What Wisconsin Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in corporate counsel jobs across Wisconsin.
- Active Wisconsin law license issued by the State Bar of Wisconsin
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Three or more years of corporate, transactional, or commercial legal experience
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating contracts and commercial agreements
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance in a relevant Wisconsin industry such as insurance or manufacturing
- Strong ability to advise non-legal business stakeholders on legal risk and strategy
Corporate Counsel Jobs in Wisconsin: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a corporate counsel in Wisconsin?
You must hold an active Wisconsin law license to practice as corporate counsel in Wisconsin. That requires graduating from an ABA-accredited law school, passing the Wisconsin Bar Exam, and being admitted by the State Bar of Wisconsin. Candidates who are already licensed in another state may qualify for admission by motion or the Uniform Bar Exam transfer process. After admission, most corporate counsel roles require several years of relevant legal experience before an employer will consider you for an in-house position.
How much do corporate counsels make in Wisconsin?
Corporate counsels in Wisconsin earn a median of about $126,760 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $76,010 for the lowest 10% to over $362,040 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire corporate counsels in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin corporate counsel roles are posted by QUAD, Snap-on, and Froedtert & MCW and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Wisconsin's concentration of insurance carriers, manufacturing headquarters, and regional health systems means in-house legal demand remains consistently broad across the state.
Which Wisconsin cities have the most corporate counsel jobs?
Sussex, Kenosha, and Franklin account for the largest share of corporate counsel openings in Wisconsin. Milwaukee drives the most volume as the state's commercial center, anchored by major insurance, financial services, and manufacturing headquarters, while Madison draws demand from the state government, university system, and a growing technology sector, and smaller metro clusters reflect the legal needs of large regional employers in those areas.
Are there remote corporate counsel jobs in Wisconsin?
Yes, and more than many legal roles, because corporate counsel work is largely document-based, advisory, and conducted by phone or video. About 67% of corporate counsel openings tied to Wisconsin are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how well the role adapts to distributed work. Contract review, compliance advising, and policy drafting are the functions most commonly performed fully remotely.
How can I get hired as a corporate counsel in Wisconsin with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is securing an in-house associate or junior counsel role after a few years at a Wisconsin law firm, where you build the transactional or compliance experience employers expect. Large Wisconsin employers such as Northwestern Mutual, American Family Insurance, and Advocate Aurora Health have historically hired junior attorneys into structured in-house rotations or associate counsel roles. A clerkship at a Wisconsin state or federal court, or a transactional practice focus, gives candidates a meaningful edge when making the move from private practice to in-house work.
Where can I find and apply to corporate counsel jobs in Wisconsin?
You can find and apply to corporate counsel jobs in Wisconsin on Migrate Mate, which lists current Wisconsin openings from employers across the state. Search for roles that match your experience level and practice focus, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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