Sophie is a qualified solicitor (now non-practising). She originally practised in the Tax and Succession department of a national firm before taking on the compliance roles in a newly-formed ABS. From there, she continued to specialise in internal law firm risk and compliance, being appointed as director of risk and compliance to a multi-office firm based in the Home Counties. She has held roles including COLP, MLCO, MLRO, DPO and Training Principal. She has also undertaken management roles, both at department level and at Board level.
Sophie is experienced in all matters of legal risk and compliance, including AML and data protection. She has a particular interest in legal ethics and sits on the Law Society Committee for Professional Ethics and Standards. She has contributed to Practice Notes and working papers, and authored the new Practice Note on what employees should do when the law firm they work for is closing down. She has also recently been appointed to sit on a disciplinary committee for a non-law regulatory body.
Sophie recognises that managing compliance in a law firm can be stressful and regards herself as a calm voice of support. She is always happy to talk through thorny issues to ensure that you can come to a reasoned decision, with a practical way forward.