Solicitors and other professionals on legal registers are required to complete work in a compliant manner, abiding by the regulatory requirements set by professional bodies, such as the SRA, Lexcel and QCS. Risk and compliance management are integral components to running a successful law firm. Identifying and mitigating risks can be quite a complex process, and many law firms will attempt to manage and maintain compliance activities using spreadsheets, paper documents and emails.

Many law firms may attempt to find legal compliance software to help them complete these activities; however, they may be unaware that their current case management system could be developed in a way that can assist with compliance and risk management. With the right case management software, and development of that software, managing legal compliance issues can be made much easier.

Proclaim software

Legal Practice Support do not sell or endorse the Access Legal Proclaim case management system; we develop out-of -the box systems to allow law firms to use it to its full potential. Proclaim practice management software is utilised by over 25,000 professionals and is endorsed by the law society.

The basic version of Proclaim is designed mainly to assist with the process management of law firms. One of the main benefits of the system is that Proclaim is easily adapted to your exact requirements to meet the needs of your law firm and it can be developed to allow for compliance issues in running a case to be mitigated.

Our key Proclaim software development areas include MI Reports, automation, workflow optimistation, IT system Integration and bulk data solutions.

How can Proclaim act as a legal compliance software?

Development of your Proclaim system can allow your firm to improve its compliance processes in a number of ways.

• Automated reminders and workflows – Automated reminders and workflows can be set up to remind fee earners to perform specific checks and carry out required tasks at certain points within the case
• Permissions – Role based permissions can be set to allow specific members of staff to access certain information and tools based on their seniority and responsibilities within the firm.
• Centralised data hub – Your firm’s compliance reports and real time data will be stored in one centralised, integrated location using Proclaim as the main hub, thus, removing the need to have separate spreadsheets and systems, making information easier to locate and reduces the risk of losing data.
• Data protection – Automation within your Proclaim setup can assist your in house legal team with data collection and data protection compliance using the due diligence automation and GDPR Individual Rights workflow to manage requests and automate their handling. This will aid in reducing cost and assist in compliance with ongoing legislation.
• Anti- money laundering (AML) – To assist with the compliance of AML rules, Legal Practice Support’s Proclaim Development team has created a wide range of solutions to ensure a strong anti-money laundering processes can be implemented for all case types within the Proclaim software itself. We have set up a vetting process, reporting, and suspicious activity reports to ensure compliance of AML is made as easy as possible for law firms.

How Can Legal Practice Support Assist?

If you are searching for legal compliance software, Legal Practice Support can assist by developing your Proclaim system to ensure risks are kept to a minimum whilst helping your team to eliminate the tedious, administrative, robotic tasks that they may currently spend a lot of their time performing. This means that they can spend more of their time focusing on the more complex issues and settle legal issues more swiftly.

Legal Practice Support are specialists in Proclaim Development solutions and Legal IT. We offer optimisation of your Proclaim system through the development of the software to ensure you are making the most of your system. Development of your system will vastly improve compliance processes, the productivity and efficiency of file handlers, and will deliver real financial returns to your firm.

If you would like to discuss how a Proclaim Developer from the LPS team could assist your law firm, please contact us for further information. We can be contacted via email at enquiries@legalpracticesupport.co.uk, or using the contact form below.