Our COLP Update session covers all the essentials – refreshing you on the basics, reminding you about the key duties, and offers lots of tips on how to fulfil the role effectively.
Our COLP Update session brings you all the latest developments relevant to this key compliance role.

Course Information
Compliance officers have always had a tough job. A senior role in any law firm, the COLP has always been seen as part CEO / part “Police Commissioner”. But practice has not always followed the hype. This course covers all the key duties and risks for COLPs and their teams.
Content
This session looks at the following topics:
- Who can be a COLP?
- What is the role of the COLP?
- Compliance, complaints, confessions and competence
- Risk Management generally
- Liaison with the regulator(s)
- Codes of Conduct – monitoring and supervision
- Codes of Conduct – reporting
- Wider issues – business and practice management
- What to look for – common problems and errors
- Statutory obligations
- Notification
- Absences
- Monitoring
- Reporting
- Replacement
- What to look for – marketing, competition and competence
Outcomes
As a result of the course you will:
• understand the role of the COLP
• know how to discharge the COLP’s duties effectively
Format
Tutor-led session with practical scenarios
Duration
1-3 hrs to suit your requirements
COFA Update Live Online Course
1 - 3 hours
COLPs and their teams.
Face-to-Face
See ‘Live Online@ for course details.
COFA Update Face-to-face Course
1 - 3 hours
COLPs and their teams.
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