In a recent blog, I explored some of the sources of tension between internal audit and management. One member of the management team with whom internal audit has a particularly interdependent relationship is the chief legal officer (general counsel). I explored internal audit’s relationship with the general counsel in a May 2015 blog. In another of my summer rerun series, I thought it was timely to share the blog again.
When I first became a CAE, it didn’t take me long to realize that the relationship with my organization’s general counsel was going to be complex. I quickly found him to be a great resource as he and his team were ready and willing to help my staff with important legal advice during ongoing audits.…