Risk & Compliance

Articles

Legal Compliance Association: An online community for legal compliance professionals

Risk and compliance officers are coming together at the Legal Compliance Association to learn from each other and corporates, says Leah Darbyshire

Between a rock and a hard place

Eleanor Kilner considers the implications for solicitors involved with companies sending bogus law firm letters to scare customers

Information Commissioner warns lawyers of data breaches

Fifteen incidents involving members of the legal profession reported in the past three months

Prove yourself: how to show continuing competence

As the first major step to emerge from the LETR comes in, firms may have to review their recruitment process to help demonstrate the calibre of employees, says Susanna Heley

On the record: The claims that could increase your PI premiums

Michelle Garlick and Jennifer Haren discuss the types of claims that could increase your firm's PI premiums and how to avoid them

Honest rogues: The 'mainly honest' lawyers who put your firm at risk

Francis Dingwall, Frank Maher and Sue Mawdsley discuss how to identify 'mainly honest' lawyers who push the boundaries of acceptable risk

Demystifying compliance: Tips to identify and tackle material breaches

Nick Fluck considers how law firms in the UK should define, record and report 'material' breaches to the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Tone at the top: How partners should manage risks in law firms

Partners are failing to take responsibility for risk management in law firms, a Managing Partner survey has found. Manju Manglani reports.