Legal Services: Auditing Internal & External Counsel, 2nd Edition - Ebook

By implementing techniques of auditing the legal process, internal audit departments can help both in-house and external legal counsel to:

•       Control and reduce legal costs.
•       Dramatically improve efficiency and effectiveness.

An informative resource, Legal Services: Auditing Internal and External Counsel, 2^nd Edition, provides internal auditing departments with valuable techniques and perspectives. The book covers:

•       Legal universe and related risks.
•       Substantive testing.
•       Analytics.
•       Reports.
•       Control testing.

By employing these methods, internal auditors can perform a legal audit within a reasonable amount of time while expending a moderate amount of resources. Included are:

•       Sample audit steps useful to internal auditors and anyone subject to an audit.
•       Audit checklists.
•       Key notes.

About the author:

James S. Fargason has been a member of the auditing and legal professions for more than 25 years and has extensive experience auditing legal services, including legal departments and external law firms. He has worked with a variety of reputable organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies and large consulting firms.

Fargason has a degree in international and comparative law and currently serves as a full-time faculty member at Louisiana State University.