During more than two decades we have helped over 500 law firms. We know, with absolute certainty, that every law firm is unique, and therefore, our services are tailored to meet the individual needs of each and every firm that we work with. That said, much of the compliance support work we conduct adopts one of the following three routes:
When changes to regulation, SRA requirements, Lexcel, CQS or the circumstances of the Practice make updates necessary, PDA Legal amends/updates the relevant registers, plans, policies and procedures, and manages any formatting amends across links to other documents, including client care letters and Terms of Business.
Round-table or large groups or by video, for staff or managers
Recurring themes might include GDPR, cyber security, AML, client care and risk
Turn-key support by telephone, email or in person
Checking that registers, plans, policies and procedures are up to date
Sampling reviews of matter files
Briefing of staff in readiness for interview
Being present during part or all of the assessment visit to support the Practice
Support with gathering or managing remedial evidence, post-assessment visit, if required
Responding to Data Subject Access Requests
Mapping the personal data at the Practice
Guidance or support or management of Data Protection Impact Assessments
To provide support during the due diligence process
Perusal of the plans, policies and procedures of the to-be-acquired / new Practice to identify gaps that shall need to be bridged to be brought into alignment with that of your Practice
Review of matter files to identify areas or individuals of concern on short and longer-term risk basis
Onward interim monitoring of performance and compliance
Including conduct of the ‘ad hoc’ items when required
On-the-ground monitoring and reporting, with written or verbal reports on status.
Conduct of file reviews (whole firm or on an individual basis); status report and identification of trends
Attendance at compliance/Partner/management meetings, from time to time, to discuss compliance issues
Reviews of registers and plans, Preparation and consolidation of documents, material and people in readiness for annual Lexcel assessment or ISO audit visits
PDA has a presence at your Firm’s office(s) at least monthly, to conduct all of the ‘Low frequency’ activity, and in addition will also:
Conduct the preparation of documents and people for annual assessment visits
Support dealing with Lexcel / CQS / SQM / Cyber Essentials / ISO assessors/controllers
Attendance at supervision or management meetings to provide guidance,support and reporting
Coordination of compliance activities, such as file review scheduling and follow-ups on corrective action, maintaining training plans/registers, arranging/reporting on business continuity testing
Updates to key documents, such as; business continuity plans, risk register and compliance plan
The PDA Legal Team:
Is proud to have over 25 years experience in the legal sector.
Has supported over 500 legal organisations.
Has worked with The Law Society on Lexcel and has authored articles and spoken at national Law Society events on key compliance topics.
Conducts all discussions with you in strict confidence.
Operates, wherever possible, on a fixed price model and project scheduling, providing you with clear, transparent pricing.
Offers a free, no obligation initial consultation.
