Services

Advice on all aspects of legal practice regulation and risk management

Specialist Regulatory & Risk Support for Law Firms

Services are delivered within a solicitor–client relationship, providing privileged legal advice tailored to your firm’s structure, culture and risk profile.

Regulatory Advice & Reporting

Clear, independent advice on your legal and regulatory obligations. Once engaged, I provide privileged legal advice within a solicitor–client relationship, ensuring confidentiality.

Advice is commercial and proportionate, helping you meet regulatory requirements without unnecessary operational burden.

  • 24-Check SRA Standards and Regulations
  • 24-Check Reporting obligations to the SRA and other authorities
  • 24-Check Regulatory disclosures and breach assessments
  • 24-Check Corporate governance and effective risk management procedures
  • 24-Check COLP, COFA, MLCO and MLRO duties

Independent AML Audits

I conduct independent audits of the adequacy and effectiveness of AML policies, controls and procedures as required under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Transfer of Funds (Information on Payer) Regulations 2017.

The objective is to ensure your framework is robust, practical and aligned with regulatory expectations.

  • 24-Check Firm-wide AML compliance reviews
  • 24-Check Review of risk assessments and policies
  • 24-Check File sampling and CDD testing
  • 24-Check Evaluation of ongoing monitoring procedures
  • 24-Check Clear, practical remediation recommendations

Compliance Procedures & Processes

Effective compliance systems should protect your reputation while supporting business agility. I assist firms in reviewing, updating and embedding procedures that reflect both regulatory requirements and commercial realities.
  • 24-Check Updating policies to reflect regulatory changes
  • 24-Check Aligning procedures with firm strategy
  • 24-Check Sanctions and business acceptance frameworks

Handling Breaches & Regulatory Issues

When a potential breach arises, early legal advice is essential. I provide independent guidance to support informed, defensible decision-making.
  • 24-Check Assessing whether an issue is reportable
  • 24-Check Advising on regulatory notifications
  • 24-Check Supporting COLP, COFA and MLRO decisions

Economic Crime

Understanding and documenting your risks is central to effective compliance and risk management. I support firms in identifying and mitigating their regulatory and financial crime exposure through risk assessments and adoption of appropriate, proportionate procedures as defences to failure to prevent offences
  • 24-Check Firm-wide anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and counter-proliferation financing risk assessments and advice on AML regulations
  • 24-Check Fraud risk assessments and advice on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
  • 24-Check Criminal facilitation of tax evasion risk assessments and advice on the Criminal Finances Act 2017
  • 24-Check Sanctions risk evaluation
  • 24-Check Bribery and corruption risk assessments and advice on the Bribery Act 2010

Emergency Cover service

I provide short term cover for senior risk and compliance professionals and general counsel staff to ensure your firm remains compliance during unexpected absences
  • 24-Check General Counsel services
  • 24-Check SRA regulation expert
  • 24-Check Business acceptance and policy lead
  • 24-Check Sanctions and economic crime lead
  • 24-Check Procurement: Supplier and client terms negotiation

Bespoke Training

Training at all levels across a firm is essential to ensure the firm has adequate procedures to prevent economic crime and defences against failure to prevent corporate offences. Appropriate training must also be provided to all relevant employees under Money Laundering Regulations. I design and deliver tailored training aligned to your firm’s and the role holder’s specific needs.
  • 24-Check Confidentiality and conflicts of interest
  • 24-Check AML and counter-terrorist financing
  • 24-Check Anti-bribery and corruption
  • 24-Check Reporting obligations and regulatory duties
  • 24-Check COLP, COFA, MLRO and MLCO duties
  • 24-Check AML analyst training
  • 24-Check Economic crime training
  • 24-Check Proceeds of Crime Act reporting
  • 24-Check Ongoing monitoring duties
  • 24-Check SRA Principles, Standards and Regulations
  • 24-Check Fiduciary, professional and ethical duties