Media Centre

COLPS and COFAS : Be Prepared

Date: Monday 20th February 2012
Venue: The Law Society, 113 – 114 Chancery Lane, London WC2 IPL
Time: Registration and refreshments from 16.30 Event: 17.00 to 19.00
CPD: 2 hours
Cost: FREE

This seminar is intended to provide firms with a technical update and practical support for COLPs and COFAs.

Who should attend:

The seminar is geared to the needs of sole practitioners and those in firms with four or fewer partners. To enable maximum participation by smaller firms, delegate numbers are limited to 2 per firm. If you are the firm’s designated COLP or COFA, do not miss this vital update.

Pearl Moses, the Law Society’s Risk and Compliance Manager, will cover:

• The key elements to take into account in appointing your COLP and COFA.
• The 10 principles that are to govern how you provide your service and expertise to the public
• The steps that you need to take to avoid being in breach of the New SRA Code of Conduct
• What to include in your Annual Information Report to the SRA

Speaker Profile: Pearl Moses is the Law Society’s Risk and Compliance Manager. She is a solicitor with over 12 years experience in private practice, legal publishing, complaints resolution and customer services. Pearl joined the Law Society in 2003 and since then has held a range of regulatory roles including Senior Technical Adviser with a policy formulation, training and adjudication remit. Pearl is a sought after speaker and consultant specialising in onsite diagnostic interventions to help firms embed sound risk management principles and best practice client care and complaints handling processes.

To reserve a place:

Please use the link below.

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