Explanation
The legal office is a function that provides legal advice and support to an enterprise on various matters related to its information and technology activities. The legal office also ensures that the enterprise complies with the applicable laws, regulations, standards, guidelines, contracts, or agreements that govern its information and technology activities. One of the responsibilities of the legal office is to execute contracts that retain independent legal consultants to review the level of regulatory compliance of a proposed IT solution. This means that the legal office is responsible for negotiating, drafting, signing, and enforcing contracts with external legal experts who can provide independent and objective assessment of the compliance status of an IT solution that an enterprise intends to implement or use. The legal office also ensures that the contracts are aligned with the enterprise's strategy, objectives, needs, and expectations, as well as with the relevant compliance requirements34 References: 3: COBIT 2019 Framework: Governance and Management Objectives: page 20-21 4: COBIT 2019 Design Guide: page 47-48