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Material or non-material? That is the question
Wednesday, 12 June 2013Riliance Software Limited is running a series of free interactive webinars for Riliance subscribers looking at the obligations firms have to record and report breaches, and what is likely to constitute a material and non-material breach; each webinar comes with a set of real life case studies for attendees to consider and debate
Tags: compliance, risk
Posted in associate news
Conveycentric welcomes regulator’s statement on risk management tools
Wednesday, 12 June 2013Conveycentric comments on the recent statement released by CLC on the benefit of risk management tools.
Tags: compliance, software
Posted in associate news
Sorrells Solicitors launches new streamlined business model with Virtual Practices
Tuesday, 4 June 2013Adopting the Virtual Practices (VP) hosted legal software and outsourced cashiering service has helped Sorrells Solicitors to streamline its services and to move across the UK from Essex to Wales.
Tags: compliance, software
Posted in associate news, Client care
IRIS Legal announces new partnership agreement with Riliance Software
Monday, 28 January 2013IRIS Legal is delighted to announce the signing of its first partnership agreement of 2013 with COLP/COFA software provider Riliance Software Ltd. In the agreement, and in response to the increasingly complex regulatory needs of UK law firms, IRIS Legal has added Riliance’s market leading COLP/COFA online service to its existing product portfolio to provide a unique service offering to the UK legal market.
Tags: COFA, COLP, compliance, IRIS Legal, legal IT, legal software
Posted in associate news
Masses of non-compliance by overwhelmed solicitors, research finds
Wednesday, 5 December 2012There are widespread failures among law firms to comply with a host of key regulatory requirements, from their websites to the Bribery Act, new research seen exclusively by Legal Futures has shown. The figures indicate that there is simply too much for small firms to comply with, according to its author.
Tags: compliance, OFR, outcomes-focused regulation, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Other lawyers, Solicitors
The nitty gritty
Wednesday, 17 October 2012When it comes to processes and formal audits, the natural tendency for anyone is to put off analysing and understanding what you do and don’t do, until you really have to. That’s the point of deadlines, right? Well, compliance controls are designed so that they are a permanent part of operating culture, not just when you stand by your beds for inspection. This is certainly the case for the requirements under the SRA Handbook revision and cannot be taken lightly.
Tags: Client care, COFA, compliance, compliance officer for finance and administration
Posted in Blog
Law Society takes equity stake in compliance software business
Wednesday, 10 October 2012The Law Society has taken the unusual step of investing in a company set up by a non-lawyer law firm partner to sell a groundbreaking web-based risk and compliance software package for solicitors.
Tags: compliance, compliance officer for finance and administration, compliance officer for legal practice
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
No place left to hide
Tuesday, 9 October 2012The introduction of the new SRA Handbook on 6 October 2011, and the creation of compliance officers, was the first tangible wave of a further tightening of audit and control procedures among law firms. The regime seeks to create a framework for solicitors to adopt risk management and control processes that should, frankly, already be well established for the majority. It’s pleasing no doubt that the vast majority therefore complied and registered nominated solicitors and finance directors to pick up the compliance officer chalice. Yet, a staggering 800 had not registered on expiry of the deadline – do these really believe that the regime will not flex its muscles and that by ignoring this, they will remain hidden?
Tags: compliance, compliance officer for finance and administration, compliance officer for legal practice
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And the gold medal goes to…
Wednesday, 1 August 2012Comparisons between the 2012 Olympics and the compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) nomination process are more obvious than you might think: both were years in the preparation, shrouded in mystery, beset by operational PR disasters and, ultimately, over in a flash. This month’s blog brings you live coverage of the five-month dash: that’s how long your COLP has to get the firm’s house in order before they become responsible for compliance. Like bog-snorkelling and extreme ironing, the five-month dash is a niche sport, unlikely to grace the Olympics, but pundits are predicting there’ll be a least 11,000 participants by the end of the year.
Tags: authorisation rules, client account interest, Client care, COLP, compliance, compliance officer for legal practice, conflicts of interest, equality and diversity, fee sharing, outsourcing, reserved legal activities, Solicitors Code of Conduct, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Blog
Scary Spice
Monday, 14 May 2012At some stage in your career – probably many years ago – someone will have asked you to describe your perfect job or where you saw yourself in 10 years’ time. Maybe you talked earnestly about your burning desire to bring justice to the masses. More likely, you claimed that your ultimate goal was to be partner in the interviewer’s fine establishment. Chances are you didn’t say: “What I want, what I really really want, is to be a compliance officer for legal practice.” – Allison Wooddisse discusses what firms should include in a COLP’s job description.
Tags: COFA, COLP, compliance, compliance officer for finance and administration, compliance officer for legal practice, Solicitors Accounts Rules, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Blog