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Features

We commission exclusive articles from leading practitioners and commentators, on all areas of risk and compliance, for our regular members-only newsletters.

AML reporting

An element of suspicion?

PEPs 2024

What the change in PEP regulations means for you

Partner content

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Challenges in sanctions compliance

Partner content

Residual balances

Residual balances – a silent danger?

Flowing data stream

Invisible processing of data

Partner content

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  • An element of suspicion?

  • What the change in PEP regulations means for you

  • Challenges in sanctions compliance

  • Residual balances – a silent danger?

  • Invisible processing of data

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Events

Members of the Risk and Compliance Section can access events for a reduced rate.

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SRA Accounts Rules – the essentials (21 January 2025, Online)

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Risk and Compliance Annual Conference 2025 (12 March 2025, London and Online)

Book your place now, Early Bird Rates available until 17 January 2025

Past webinars

Risk and Compliance Section members get access to free and discounted webinars and events throughout the year.

Recent inclusive webinars that are available on demand include:

Key Highlights Oct 2024

Bitesize Highlights - Automation, transformation and digitisation of AML processes (On demand - audio-only)

Listen to the key highlights from the Leadership and Management Section, Risk and Compliance Section and Property Section seminar that was held in October 2024.

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The most pressing risk and compliance questions in house lawyers are asking (On Demand)

This event took place 9 July 2024

Past webinars and events

Podcasts

Aiming to keep you up to date, these short audio discussions look at some of the key challenges in the current compliance space.

All Podcasts

Learning

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Webinar: managing risks around source of funds

Sharpen your understanding of the significance of and requirements surrounding client due diligence in relation to source of wealth (SOW) and source of funds (SOF).

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Webinar: underground banking and informal value transfer system

Watch this webinar to bring you up to date on the risks and red flags associated with money laundering through underground banking.

Key member benefit - Legal Compliance magazine

Legal Compliance magazine cover - April 2024

Your membership includes a subscription to the quarterly magazine, Legal Compliance, available to you both online and in print.

Law Society library

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Gain a competitive edge and give the best possible legal advice with the trusted resources and support available through the Law Society library.

As a section member you are entitled to the following library benefits***:

* Subject to standard page limits, terms and conditions and for current judicial proceedings or non-commercial purposes.

** Including additional research on top of the standard 30 minutes, the Lawdocs Service (first item free), and printing and photocopying services.

***All benefits are valid until 31 December 2025. Applies to all Law Society Section members, and members must state from initial contact that they are a current Section member when requesting any of these services.

Risk and Compliance accreditation

We have produced exam preparation training courses to prepare you for our Risk and Compliance accreditation exams. Our range of courses run from 12 to 15 September.

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Contact us

For more information on how we can support you, please get in touch.

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