Quality Standards for Law
Audit Compliance helps legal practices manage their business and maintain quality standards
and compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s Code of Conduct and SRA Accounts Rules.
MANUALS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
We offer cloudOPM, AML/CFT, Accounts Rules, Data Privacy and GDPR manuals etc
COMPLIANCE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY
We provide Firm-Wide Risk Assessments (FWRAs), PFRAs, SRRAs, AML and Sanctions Training for staff
INDEPENDENT COMPLIANCE
AUDITS
We conduct Independent AML Assessment Audits and remote Compliance Audits by a certified team
Paul Wilkinson BSc
Managing Director
Paul has over 20 years experience assisting in compliance and to manage their business for both start-ups and established Legal practices, including assisting in forming ABSs.
Maintaining quality standards :- The Law Society’s Lexcel, Conveyancing Quality Scheme, LawNet, ISO 9001:2015 and the Legal Aid Agency’s SQM.
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Developer of LEAP Best Practice Standard for Conveyancing.
He provides training at the Middlesex Law Society in compliance and COLPs and COFAs with the SRA Code of Conduct and Accounts Rules.
Paul is a lecturer on mediation and a Civil and Commercial mediator.
Lana Velkov MSc
Compliance Consultant
Lana graduated with a BSc Business Economics at the University of Exeter followed by MSc Emerging Economies & International Development at King’s College London.
She became a Compliance Consultant after gaining exposure to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) due diligence at a Swiss development finance consultancy.
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This work involved researching several Asian banks as part of Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) covering more than 100 banks in 18 emerging markets.
Lana is well-versed in legal writing, having created an AML/CFT & Sanctions manual. Her knowledge of the legal sector is extensive as a compliance auditor and consultant. Her client work includes the revision of AML manuals, Practice-Wide Risk Assessments (PWRAs) as well as other compliance gap analysis.
Latest Posts
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SRA AML & Sanctions Questionnaire Due September 2024
The SRA has begun distributing an AML & Sanctions Questionnaire form which must be submitted through your MySRA profile by 23rd September 2024. The questions are identical to those outlined in the warning email sent by the SRA on 2nd July 2024. You may view a copy of the email received by one of our…
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Good and Poor Practice for Client and Matter Risk Assessments
A Client and Matter Risk Assessment (CMRA) is a regulatory requirement for evaluating money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with a client or matter. It aids in determining the appropriate level of due diligence (CDD) required under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017). Each client and matter must have a documented risk assessment,…
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Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Data Collection by the SRA
All firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been contacted regarding a data collection exercise. Firms are required to answer questions about the work they carry out within the scope of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, sanctions,…