[Webinar] Book-Keeping for Law Practices Course

No. of Public CPD Points: 3.0 Practice Area: Professional Skills Training Level: General Notice: SILE Attendance Policy for CPD Points

About the Programme

This Course will provide a clear and in-depth understanding of the requirements of the Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Accounts) Rules (‘SAR’) and the Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Trust Accounts) Rules. The Course will also explain the duties of an approved book-keeper under the SAR.

Completion of this course by a book-keeper satisfies the requirements for training under Rule 11A (2) of the SAR. Mandatory registrants are required to attend the course in its entirety.

Who Should Attend

This course is particularly useful for sole proprietors and employees of law practices with book-keeping responsibilities or any person interested in gaining a better understanding of book-keeping for law practices and pitfalls to avoid in the course of book-keeping for law practices.

Additional e-Learning Modules

This course will be coupled with the following e-Learning modules:

1. [e-Learning] Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorism Financing (CTF) (5 Modules)

   Mod 1: Introduction to AML and CTF

   Mod 2: Introduction to the Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Legal Profession to Prevent Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

   Mod 3: Obligation to Conduct Customer Due Diligence (‘CDD’) to Prevent Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

   Mod 4: Obligation to Report Suspicious Transactions (‘STR’) to Prevent Money Laundering

   Mod 5: Internal Policies, Procedures, Controls and Training for Law Firms to prevent Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

2. [e-Learning] Risk management (2 Modules)

   Mod 1: Understanding and Managing Risks in a Law Practice Part 1

   Mod 2: Understanding and Managing Risks in a Law Practice Part 2

Notes

It is compulsory to complete the e-learning modules for those attending this course on a mandatory basis. An e-Certificate of Completion will only be issued after the completion of the course AND e-Learning modules.

More information and access to the e-Learning modules will be provided closer to the commencement date of course after successful registration and payment.

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