What is the definition of Legal compliance?

Legal Compliance simple means to comply with all the necessary laws and regulations applicable. 

The legal compliance department within the company ensures that the company comply with all the requirements specified in the applicable laws and regulations.

1. being informed sufficiently to know their responsibilities, rights and obligations;
2. allocating responsibility to nominated personnel within their business so that the relevant responsibilities etc are addressed and ‘driven’;
3. preparing and maintaining the appropriate documents (contracts, awards, agreements, policies and letters) that illustrate the genuine attempts of management to meet these responsibilities etc — a fundamental requirement of due diligence;
4. actually implementing the requirements of the law as reflected in the documents you have created/adapted as the ‘compliance portfolio’ of the business.