
Working With More Than 500 Legal Practices Over 25 Years
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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Services
Does your legal practice have appropriate, effective and monitored controls to ensure you comply with the latest AML regulations? We conduct independent AML audits for law firms, in addition to AML consultancy and training.
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File Review Service
We conduct in-depth file reviews, monitoring and analysis for law firms, and provide detailed reporting describing risks, trends and remedial action for consideration.
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Training Services
We provide tailored training for law firms across a wide range of important areas such as AML training, Lexcel training, CQS training, GDPR training and more. Click below to view our full range of training courses and services.
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Lexcel Services
Are you ready for the latest version of Lexcel? Over the years, we have worked closely with The Law Society with the Lexcel standard, ensuring that our consultants can provide unparalleled support to your law firm, with Lexcel compliance and accreditation advice, in addition to Lexcel training or auditing services
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Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) Services
CQS is a recognised standard for residential conveyancing practices that are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). We'll help your firm with consultancy or training to attain or maintain CQS accreditation. We support every stage, from applications to re-accreditation.
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Cyber Security Services
Legal practices handle huge volumes of sensitive information and data, under the requirements imposed by SRA mandates to ensure its confidentiality and safekeeping. We provide ‘real-world' support to firms to help them meet the challenges of information security. -
GDPR & Data Protection Services
Do you know exactly what personal data you process, and how it is processed and safeguarded? Are you clear on all of the touchpoints of the GDPR in your legal practice? Do you know how to deal with a Data Subject Access Request or a data breach? Our GDPR and data protection services will help you to support compliance with the latest data protection regulations.
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Support for COLPs and Compliance Managers
Managing risk and compliance within a law firm is a full time job. We provide direct support to COLPs, COFAs, MLROs, practice managers, partners, directors and compliance managers to help them keep on top of regulation and risk; from reviewing policies to guidance on regulation and best practice.

Bespoke Support To Ease the Burden of Managing Risk & Compliance
With over 25 years of on-the-ground experience supporting more than 500 legal practices, we are experts in risk and compliance controls for law firms. From anti-money laundering to GDPR, we can help. What makes us different is that we don’t rely on templates or generic checklists. Instead, we provide bespoke support that is tailored to meet the specific needs of your individual practice.

Join Our Legal Best Practice Group
The PDA Legal Best Practice Group is free to join and brings together legal practices of all shapes and sizes who wish to confidentially discuss and share knowledge of best practice, including compliance with regulation, the Lexcel Standard, CQS, SQM, and in support of managing risk.
Latest News

A Guide to Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) for Law Firms
In the information age, the importance of safeguarding personal data and ensuring transparency in data processing has never been more critical. For law firms operating within the United Kingdom, appropriate handling of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) has become an integral part of their legal responsibilities. DSARs provide individuals with the right to access their personal data held by organisations, and failing to handle them correctly can result in substantial fines, penalties from the SRA and the ICO, and reputational damage.

What is the Conveyancing Quality Scheme?
Launched in 2010 by the Law Society, the Conveyancing Quality Scheme has been widely adopted with many solicitors and law firms adding the CQS accreditation to their branding and marketing material. In fact, we reached out to the Law Society who advised that as of November 2023, they have 2,686 firms accredited on the scheme.