Professions Academy - SRA Regulation, Compliance and Cyber Protection in the Legal Sector

If you work within the legal sector, we invite you to join our free seminar which will provide you with insight and advice on a range of areas of risk, guiding you through the different measures that can be taken to help mitigate risk and safeguard your business

What is covered?

SRA AML Purge - The SRA has advised that it is going to severely increase its enforcement of money laundering compliance, following its continual frustration with non-compliant firms. In addition to their purge on AML breaches, they are also ramping up the level of fines being imposed, so the best preparation is to understand what it is that the SRA are going to be looking for and how to avoid these issues

Regulatory Concerns - Regulatory “hot topics” facing the legal sector such as Supervision and we welcome questions from the floor on any specific, or even generic, concerns you may have.

Cyber Threats - The legal profession is one of the most targeted sectors by cyber criminals and the threat is not only increasing but also evolving too. Cyber attacks can cost law firms thousands of pounds, and have a negative impact on reputation. In this session we examine the thought process of the cyber criminal and how to protect your firm against attacks on your client & office accounts, ransomware and malware attacks and stealing of data. We know this is a very emotive subject so again we invite questions from the floor.

Who are the speakers?

David Green - David is the Managing Director of Regulation and Compliance Office which is consultancy and compliance business working for law firms, professional indemnity insurers and other businesses in the regulated sectors. Having previously run a law firm for some 17 years he spends his time now working with law firms as a consultant focusing on strategy and finance, succession, training, risk management, regulation, compliance and solutions provision. David also takes the lead on multiple SRA investigations and prosecutions on behalf of individuals and firms.

Steve Cross - Steve Cross, Group Technical Director at PIB Group, first started in Commercial Insurance Broking more than 30 years ago, and has specialised in Tech, Media and Cyber risks for more than 20 years. Considered an expert in this field, Steve has led a project within PIB to identify and understand which Cyber insurance products are most suitable for recommendation to clients, identifying the benefits and flaws of each.

Topic	Date	Location	Details
New for 2025 - Professions Academy - SRA Regulation, Compliance and Cyber Protection in the Legal Sector	TBC	Derby - The Museum Of Making	TBC
New for 2025 - Professions Academy - SRA Regulation, Compliance and Cyber Protection in the Legal Sector	TBC	Birmingham - Birmingham Repertory Theatre	TBC