This session will provide an insight into the Society’s inspection and monitoring compliance regime and outline to members the most common areas of non-compliance from all aspects of its monitoring regime – to cover each of solicitors’ accounts, financial services, Home Charter and AML-CTF compliance.
The discussion will explain how such non-compliance is dealt with by the Professional Conduct department and will provide members with practical guidance on how to ensure compliance throughout all regulatory areas noted.
This webinar will be delivered by the Society’s Head of Professional Conduct, Laura McCullough and Jane Reaney, Monitoring Manager.
Laura McCullough
Laura qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2009 and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 2010. Having spent four years in private practice specialising in family law Laura then moved back to Northern Ireland and into the field of social care regulation for the following 12 years. Leading on regulatory reform, fitness to practise proceedings and investigations. Laura holds professional qualifications in Complaints Handling and Investigation, Mediation Accreditation, and the Professional Certificate in International Regulatory Affairs.
Jane Reaney
Jane qualified as a Solicitor and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 2005. Having spent over 13 years as a solicitor in private practice in a legal firm in Belfast, Jane joined the Law Society as the Home Charter monitoring officer in early 2020 and became the Monitoring Manager in 2022. Jane oversees the monitoring team in respect of all elements of monitoring and inspection – to include solicitors’ accounts, financial services, home charter and AML/CTF supervision.
