The following is not meant to be legal advice.
The legal department in a corporation is in an advisement role. Sometimes the business people may ask the attorney to sign a document. Unless the attorney is in the officer level with signing authority, the attorney should not sign a document except when delegated authority to do so.
The attorney in house is involved in the document approval process. He/she does not want all agreements to look like they are stemming from the legal department. The person who advises on the legal issues in a document runs into a conflict if he/she is the same person signing the document. It is usual for a business person to sign a contract rather than a legal person. The business person signing will be aware of the deal and know about the impacts on his/her budget.
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