100+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in Charlotte, NC

For the legal side of the category, BLS shows Charlotte legal occupations averaging $63.35/hour, and local lawyers at a $135,760 median with a $103,870 to $172,930 middle band. For current market signal rather than official wage history, local posted salary ranges center on about $115k to $165k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $75k to $228k. Fresh live examples line up with that range: Truist posted a Charlotte Compliance Manager role at $116,000-$140,000 base salary, and the City of Charlotte listed an Assistant City Attorney II - Risk & Litigation role at $109,000 to $156,000.

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Advertised pay

Across the 54 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $108,742 at the 25th percentile, $137,755 at the median and $169,662 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Charlotte is a competitive market for Legal, Compliance & Risk right now. The local backdrop is still supportive, with metro unemployment at 3.6% and professional and business services employment up 1.8083% year over year in June 2026. But the occupation-specific signal is tighter than the general economy: North Carolina legal, compliance & risk employment is up 3.4% year over year while active postings are down 17.7%, and the typical local posting has been open around 31 days. Fresh openings at Truist, Ally Financial, and the City of Charlotte show that regulated compliance and risk work is still active, especially in finance and public risk-oriented roles.

Best positioned: Candidates targeting mid-level compliance, contracts, or risk roles in regulated employers and willing to work on-site or hybrid have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake a healthy Charlotte economy for an easy search: postings for this occupation family are down 17.7% statewide year over year, and about 0% of local postings that state a policy mention visa sponsorship.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 139 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP: 6 open roles
2. Don Marcari: 4 open roles
3. Offit Kurman: 4 open roles
4. DeMayo Law Offices, LLP: 3 open roles
5. Farrin: 3 open roles
6. Lowe's: 3 open roles
7. Villmer Caudill: 3 open roles
8. Brady Corporation: 2 open roles
9. Butler: 2 open roles
10. Compass Group: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Charlotte: 115
• Fort Mill: 6
• Gastonia: 3
• Davidson: 3
• Mooresville: 3
• Monroe: 2
• Mecklenburg County: 2
• Matthews: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 80 (58%), hybrid 53 (38%), remote 6 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 250 postings across more than 175 companies, and employer concentration is fragmented. About 45% of postings come from small employers, while about 15% come from enterprise employers and about 5% from large employers. By industry, the sample leans toward legal services (about 35%), healthcare (about 20%), legal (about 15%), education (about 10%), and financial services (about 10%). The named employers reinforce that split: NACBA led with around 15 postings, Alexander Youth Network and Galbreahcostner were around 10 each, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, and Lisinski Law Firm were around 5 each, while fresh banking-side openings also appeared at Truist and Ally Financial. In practice, that means you should not run a single-lane search. Charlotte has room for law-firm candidates, but some of the sharper openings are sitting in regulated finance, municipal risk, education, and healthcare-adjacent employers.

• Law firms and legal services (high): Best fit for attorneys, paralegals, litigation support, and contracts-heavy candidates; local demand is reinforced by legal services making up about 35% of postings and firms such as Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Lisinski Law Firm appearing among active employers.
• Regulated financial services compliance (high): Smaller than legal services in the sample, but fresh openings at Truist and Ally Financial plus Charlotte-heavy GRC signals suggest real demand for compliance management, regulatory controls, and risk work in banking.
• Institutional and public-facing employers (moderate): Healthcare is about 20% of the sample and education about 10%, while Alexander Youth Network, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and a City of Charlotte risk-litigation opening show that nonprofit, school, and municipal employers matter here.

Where to focus: If you are not a licensed attorney, focus first on regulated financial employers and institutional employers; if you are licensed, run a dual-track search across law firms and in-house compliance or risk teams.

Roles worth searching next

• Vendor Risk / Third-Party Risk Manager: Local demand includes risk management and contract negotiation skills, which transfer well to vendor-control work.
• Internal Audit / SOX Analyst: Risk management and compliance skills travel well here, but audit-led roles sit just outside this category and are often grouped with finance.
• Employee Relations / HR Investigations Manager: Workforce changes and policy revisions were cited by corporate counsel as likely class-action triggers in 2026, so legal and compliance experience can translate into investigations and policy enforcement work.
• Governance / Policy Program Manager: Charlotte's live mix includes banking-side compliance openings and a municipal risk-litigation opening, which is a strong fit for people who can convert legal requirements into operating policy.

What postings ask for

• Regulatory compliance (premium | immediate): It shows up in about 15% of local postings and lines up with live banking-side openings in Charlotte. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers coming from regulated industries.
• Legal research (table_stakes | immediate): It is the single most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 20%, which makes it a baseline screen for attorney and support-track candidates. Who: Attorneys, paralegals, litigation support, and compliance analysts who touch policy interpretation.
• Case management (differentiator | immediate): It appears in about 15% of local postings and matters because the market includes litigation, support, school, and nonprofit roles that need process ownership. Who: Entry-level and mid-level applicants who need to prove operational discipline.
• Risk management (premium | near-term): It appears in about 10% of local postings and maps directly to local GRC and municipal risk openings. Who: Compliance professionals, internal-controls candidates, and career switchers from audit, ops, or finance.
• Contract negotiation (differentiator | near-term): It appears in about 10% of local postings, and contract management roles were singled out for projected 2.7% year-over-year salary growth in legal teams. Who: Candidates targeting contracts, vendor-risk, procurement-adjacent, or corporate legal roles.
• Bachelor's degree plus domain specialization (table_stakes | near-term): Among postings that list education, a bachelor's degree is the most common requirement at about 35%, which makes domain experience a practical differentiator if you do not bring a law license. Who: Career switchers and non-attorney applicants.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

For the legal side of the category, BLS shows Charlotte legal occupations averaging $63.35/hour, and local lawyers at a $135,760 median with a $103,870 to $172,930 middle band. For current market signal rather than official wage history, local posted salary ranges center on about $115k to $165k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $75k to $228k. Fresh live examples line up with that range: Truist posted a Charlotte Compliance Manager role at $116,000-$140,000 base salary, and the City of Charlotte listed an Assistant City Attorney II - Risk & Litigation role at $109,000 to $156,000. This is a solid-paying market, especially compared with the mean offered salary on new North Carolina openings for the occupation family at ~$110,287 and the statewide all-occupations mean offered salary of ~$79,561.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 250 postings across more than 175 companies, and employer concentration is fragmented. About 45% of postings come from small employers, while about 15% come from enterprise employers and about 5% from large employers. By industry, the sample leans toward legal services (about 35%), healthcare (about 20%), legal (about 15%), education (about 10%), and financial services (about 10%). The named employers reinforce that split: NACBA led with around 15 postings, Alexander Youth Network and Galbreahcostner were around 10 each, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, and Lisinski Law Firm were around 5 each, while fresh banking-side openings also appeared at Truist and Ally Financial. In practice, that means you should not run a single-lane search. Charlotte has room for law-firm candidates, but some of the sharper openings are sitting in regulated finance, municipal risk, education, and healthcare-adjacent employers.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Recent postings show the most activity from NACBA (15 postings), Alexander Youth Network (10 postings), Galbreahcostner (10 postings), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (5 postings), Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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