How Quality Circles can help the COLP and COFA
With OFR emphasising the need for appropriate systems and controls, and market liberalisation driving a focus on consumer interest and service to clients, law firms may look to qualitative [...]
Free SRA equality and diversity health check
We are offering a free SRA equality and diversity health check for solicitors and ABSs. The SRA has begun checking the equality and diversity credentials of regulated firms in England and Wales, [...]
Compliance Newsletter August 2012
View the latest COLP and COFA compliance newsletter here
Why not outsource your compliance?
Whatever approach you take to compliance under OFR, making sure you don’t fall foul is likely to be a significant and ongoing cost (just ask the financial sector). You might find that outsourcing [...]
Worthing Law Society – 21st June 2-4pm
Jonathon will be delivering an interactive session on the role of the Compliance Officer to members of the Worthing and Chichester Law Societies on 21st June. 2 CPD points are available. Please [...]
COLP job description
This blog post on legalfutures.co.uk by Allison Wooddisse (head of Lexis PSL Practice Compliance) is well worth a read. She discusses what firms should be considering in a COLP job description [...]
Finance for Legal Professionals
Ensuring strong financial management is a key goal for the Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP). Principle 8 requires that ‘You must run your business or carry out your role in the [...]
