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Risk Management Matters Winter 2022

By Dr. Joanne Cracknell and Jon Angell | February 1, 2022

Here is our quarterly publication exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the legal sector post lockdown.
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Welcome to the Winter Edition of Risk Management Matters where we share with you insights on topics that impact the legal sector, including new opportunities and challenges law firms can expect over the coming year - as identified in the last SRA Risk Outlook.

We also discuss the latest SRA thematic review examining the role of the Money Laundering Compliance Officer and the Money Laundering Reporting Officer and effective Anti Money Laundering governance. We are delighted to include in this edition an article kindly written for us by Rebecca Atkinson, Director of Risk & Compliance at Howard Kennedy LLP, which explores the challenging topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the use of communication apps in the provision of legal services.



  1. 01

    Risk Outlook 2021 - 2022

    Dr. Joanne Cracknell

    This article explores potential challenges and opportunities facing law firms post lockdown.


  2. 02

    AI and communication - is it risky business?

    Dr. Joanne Cracknell

    What really is AI, why would firms adopt it and how to mitigate the risk?


  3. 03

    Cyber security threats for 2022

    Dr. Joanne Cracknell

    With digitised ways of working set to continue for 2022, it’s crucial to understand potential cyber threats and how to deal with them.


  4. 04

    Effective Anti Money Laundering Governance using the “Three Pillars of Success”

    Dr. Joanne Cracknell

    The SRA recommend applying the ‘Three Pillars of Success’ for law firms when combating the threat of money laundering which is discussed below.


  5. 05

    The role lawyers can play in addressing the climate crisis

    Dr. Joanne Cracknell

    This article explores the climate change resolution recently published by The Law Society to help law firms achieve net zero.


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