Our online Lexcel Standard Training Requirements Course covers key topics to ensure compliance with the Lexcel standard and other regulations.

The Lexcel standard requires firms to provide training for staff covering:

Equality and Diversity
Conflicts of Interest
Data Protection
Information Security
Anti-Money Laundering

Providing training in these areas is also crucial in meeting your regulatory obligations including the SRA’s Standards and Regulations. The course will also assist your firm to meet your legal obligations with the:

Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
Bribery Act 2010
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017
Equality Act 2010

Target Audience

The online course is suitable for all level of staff from support staff to senior partners.

Resources

Comprehensive and up to date course notes will be provided to all delegates which may be useful for ongoing reference or cascade training.

Please note a recording of the course will not be made available.

Speaker

Amie Higgins, Consultant, DG Legal

Amie is a Senior Solicitor, admitted to the Roll in 2008, and a qualified non-practising Barrister, called to the Bar in 2005. Amie previously set up and managed her own firm with twenty three staff, providing her with invaluable practical experience of issues faced by firms. Amie was responsible for ensuring the firm's staff received the training they required, and she has since become an experienced trainer, delivering a range of training on both legal and practice management topics.

Paul Wightman, Consultant, DG Legal

A qualified barrister, Paul graduated in Law from Birmingham University and was called to the Bar in 1994. He subsequently spent almost 20 years working for the Law Society of England and Wales, initially within the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors, then the Legal Complaints Service (LCS), and ultimately the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Paul is adept at undertaking audits and providing succinct reports on areas for improvement and can assist firms with advice on all aspects of SRA compliance and Anti-Money Laundering procedures.