Course Description
This course equips legal professionals with the skills to detect red flags and apply a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Using practical, scenario-based learning, it focuses on high-risk legal services—including property transactions, mergers and acquisitions, trust structuring, and company formation—where law firms are most vulnerable to exploitation.
Grounded in the AMLO (Hong Kong) and aligned with equivalent frameworks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Dubai, the course offers clear guidance on client due diligence, ongoing monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting, and recordkeeping. Participants will learn how to identify red flags—such as undisclosed ownership, nominee directors, non-transparent financing, or urgent registrations—and apply proportionate due diligence tailored to client and transaction risk.
Through interactive case studies, learners will practice assessing client risk levels, responding to suspicious activities, and balancing regulatory obligations with client service. The program also emphasizes building firm-wide AML infrastructure, integrating compliance into everyday workflows, and promoting a culture of vigilance.
Designed for solicitors, in-house counsel, and compliance officers, this course delivers practical tools to strengthen AML compliance while safeguarding clients, firms, and the integrity of the legal profession.
