The Legal and Regulatory Advisor reviews evidence for legal sufficiency, advises on novel or ambiguous regulatory interpretations, and reviews the Declaration of Conformity for accuracy. The role is consulted © on risk classification, risk assessment, conformity assessment, and serious incident reporting. The Advisor is responsible ® for FRIA oversight and Declaration of Conformity legal review.

The Advisor manages cross-regulatory coordination (AI Act, GDPR, NIS2, sector-specific legislation), insurance review, translation quality oversight, conflicting guidance resolution, and the jurisdiction register for multi-state deployments. The role also advises on provider-deployer boundary questions, intellectual property issues, and the legal implications of model selection decisions.

For small organisations, legal counsel contributes on a consultancy basis during certification cycles. For medium and large organisations, dedicated legal capacity is provided during assessment periods.

Key outputs

• Legal sufficiency review across all compliance domains
• Cross-regulatory coordination (GDPR, NIS2, sector-specific)
• Declaration of Conformity legal review before signature
• RACI “R” for FRIA oversight and “C” across most domains