In conformity with corporate, state, and federal rules, legal and compliance specialists—often referred to as compliance officers—ensure that the business stays current on all regulatory and licensing obligations. These experts create, put into effect, and enforce rules and regulations that keep a business’s goods, operations, and physical locations working in a morally and legally correct way.

These experts are responsible for conducting audits or investigations, suggesting areas for improvement, and creating action plans for repair if there are suspected compliance violations. A third-party auditor could be necessary for specific circumstances. In order to get the necessary corporate records and assess the extent of any planned audits, compliance officers act as the inspectors’ points of contact with the firm. Legal and compliance specialists are in charge of implementing remedial action to make sure and uphold future compliance, whether they create their own remediation plan or get a recommendation from a third party.