Welcome to the Risk and Compliance Section – a member community designed to help people who manage compliance excel in what they do.

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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.

Spring showers

Spring renewal – key findings

Partner content and

Post-completion

The regulatory pitfalls in post-completion

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Q&As – shortfalls on client account

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My compliance career

AML reporting

An element of suspicion?

PEPs 2024

What the change in PEP regulations means for you

Partner content

  • Spring renewal – key findings

  • The regulatory pitfalls in post-completion

  • Q&As – shortfalls on client account

  • My compliance career

  • An element of suspicion?

  • What the change in PEP regulations means for you

Events

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

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Law Society Economic Crime Conference 2025 (23 September 2025, Hybrid)

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Sanctions

Sanctions and source of funds - the essentials (15 May 2025, Online)

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Law Society Risk and Compliance Conference 2026 (Weds 11 March 2026, Hybrid)

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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:

Benchmarking Results 2025

Member Talk: 2025 Financial Benchmarking Survey (On-demand – audio only)

 

SRA

SRA Accounts Rules – the essentials (On Demand)

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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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