Beal Cooper Compliance Ltd
Our Services
At Beal Cooper Compliance Ltd, we provide practical, reliable compliance support to small and mid-sized law firms.
We understand that compliance is not just about meeting regulatory requirements. It's also about protecting your firm, managing risk, and ensuring you can focus on delivering legal services with confidence.
Whether you need ongoing support or one-off help with a specific issue, our services are designed to make compliance manageable and effective.
Policies, procedures and compliance systems
Put the right structures in place
Effective compliance depends on having clear, effective, and proportionate systems.
We help you build and maintain compliance frameworks that work in practice.
We can help with:
- Completing a gap analysis of your current compliance processes and documents
- Drafting and updating policies and procedures
- Creating practical compliance processes
- Aligning systems with SRA Standards and Regulations
- Ensuring procedures are realistic and proportionate
- Ensuring systems are in place that meet the needs of AML requirements
Regulation 21 Independent Audits
Independent review of your AML compliance framework
Under Regulation 21 of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, law firms are required to carry out an independent audit of their existing anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls, where appropriate.
We provide independent, practical audits to assess whether your firm’s AML framework is effective, compliant, and operating as intended.
Our audits include:
- Reviewing your firm’s AML policies, controls and procedures
- Assessing risk assessments and client due diligence processes
- Evaluating file compliance and record keeping
- Speaking with employees to check understanding in practice
- Identifying gaps or weaknesses in your systems
- Providing clear, practical recommendations for improvement
Lexcel accreditation support
Structured support for accreditation and renewal
We support firms working towards Lexcel accreditation, as well as those maintaining the standard.
We can help with:
- Preparing for initial accreditation
- Supporting ongoing compliance with Lexcel requirements
- Aligning your systems with recognised best practice
Practical support and training
Support across key regulatory requirements
We provide practical support, including:
- Outsourced complaints handling
- Breach recording and reporting
- Outsourced file reviews
- Training on AML, ethics, data protection, the Code of Conduct, and other essential areas.
A practical approach to compliance
Our focus is on providing clear, practical advice that works within the realities of running a law firm.
We help you implement solutions that are proportionate, effective, and tailored to your firm.
If you need support with compliance, whether ongoing or for a specific issue, we can help.