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Introduction to AML and Regulatory Context

Anti-money laundering isn't just a compliance box to tick—it's a daily responsibility that protects your law firm, your clients and your professional standing. A scenario-led course for every role in your law firm.

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Identifies and addresses knowledge gaps

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Course Overview

Anti-money laundering isn't just a compliance box to tick—it's a daily responsibility that protects your firm, your clients and your professional standing. This short, practical course uses a realistic property transaction to show how AML risks emerge in real practice, why robust checks matter, and how every team member—from reception to senior partner—plays a vital part in keeping the firm safe.

Whether you're handling client onboarding, managing a matter, or simply the first person a new client speaks to, you'll see exactly what to look for, when to escalate, and how proper documentation protects everyone.

Who Should Take This Course

Fee earners handling property, corporate, private client or other transactional work

Compliance and risk teams who support AML oversight and decision-making

Support staff including onboarding, finance, admin and reception who collect documents and may spot early warning signs

Partners and managers responsible for setting culture, expectations and supervision around AML

What You'll Learn

  • What money laundering is and why law firms are targets
  • The UK regulatory framework (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Money Laundering Regulations 2017)
  • How to apply client due diligence and risk assessment in practice
  • Common red flags: overseas transfers, vague explanations, urgency, third-party involvement
  • When and how to escalate concerns to the MLRO
  • The professional consequences of getting AML wrong—and how good process protects you

You'll follow Ms Harper's property purchase from initial instruction through to completion, seeing how AML checks unfold in real time and why each step matters.

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Explain what money laundering is and why legal services are a target for criminal funds
  1. Identify your main AML obligations under UK law and regulation
  1. Apply core due diligence steps to verify identity, check source of funds and document decisions
  1. Recognise common AML red flags and know when to pause work or escalate
  1. Outline the AML responsibilities across different roles in your firm
  1. Describe the consequences of AML failures and how professional scepticism and good records provide protection

Why This Course Matters

AML compliance isn't the job of one team—it's everyone's responsibility. This course gives your entire firm a shared baseline, builds confidence in spotting and responding to risk, and reinforces the culture of professional scepticism that regulators expect to see.

When your people can recognise red flags early, ask the right questions, and escalate without hesitation, you protect the firm from regulatory sanctions, reputational damage and the serious professional consequences that follow AML failures.

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