> why not fold it all in the legal counsel's office? That would not help because an in-house lawyer represents the company and a lawyer can’t represent both si

> why not fold it all in the legal counsel's office? That would not help because an in-house lawyer represents the company and a lawyer can’t represent both sides in a dispute. In other words, company lawyers can’t represent a complainant in a dispute against their corporate clients. By contrast, HR are not lawyers so HR can pretend to be on the complainant’s side.