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By Samantha Bray It started with a simple question: Should we rethink how we approach the role of the COLP? But as is often the case, pulling at that thread opened up a wider conversation about [...]

AI is already in your law firm. That was the headline message from our recent session, Getting AI Right – A Practical Guide, hosted live on 4 June. This popular compliance webinar brought [...]

By Sophie Cisler So, you’ve had an AML audit — maybe it was carried out internally, maybe by a consultant, or perhaps even (gulp) by the SRA. And to be blunt, it didn’t go the way you hoped. If [...]

Long read: 9 AML compliance myths and how law firms can fix them Are you still falling for these AML myths? Think your firm is too small to worry about AML? Relying on ID checks alone? Trusting [...]

By Sophie Cisler AI is no longer a futuristic concept but a present-day tool. This mini-guide provides practical steps for lawyers to successfully implement AI in their firms. Procurement and [...]

By Samantha Bray Before I entered the world of risk and compliance more than a decade ago, I was a secondary school teacher. Back then, I had two favourite mantras: “There’s no such thing as a [...]

By Jonathon Bray and Jonathan Coleman (FirstAML) In the current climate, no law firm can afford complacency about AML compliance. Yet certain myths persist – misconceptions that can lull firms [...]

Back to basics: The quiet power of legal ethics In this article, the point is made that legal ethics extend beyond mere rule-following; they are foundational to the profession’s integrity [...]

Ask most solicitors what they understand by “legal ethics” and you’ll likely hear a version of: “doing the right thing.” It sounds straightforward – until the right thing is inconvenient, [...]

By Ed Marshall Can we, just for five minutes, put AML to the side? Normal service will resume soon, I promise. Here is a question for you: are we, as a profession, becoming so preoccupied with [...]