Relevant Resources
General Resources
- Law Society’s Infographic on the Adoption of LegalTech 2024
- Law Society-CSA Ransomware Advisory to the Legal Industry 2024
- Law Society’s Guide on the Adoption of LegalTech for Law Practices
- Law Society’s Guide to Cybersecurity for Law Practices
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017
- Law Society’s Guide to Solicitors’ Accounts 2016
- Tax and CPF Compliance
- Law Society’s Professional Ethics Digest 2019
- Measures on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF)
Training
e-Learning
- e-Learning: Understanding and Managing Risks in a Law Practice
- e-Learning: Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Accounts) Rules
- e-Learning: Ethics in Practice
- LawSoc Unlimited e-Learning inclusive of:
- AML seminar
- Day of Conveyancing Highlights
- Challenging Clients, Challenged Lawyers
- Are You Prepared for a Cyberattack Against Your Law Firm?
- Legal Practice Management Course
- AML Seminar
- Day of Conveyancing Highlights
- Challenging Clients, Challenged Lawyers
Articles
- Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
- Risky Business – Managing Your Files and Practice
- Your Business Continuity Plan is Implemented – What’s Next?
- Data Risk Management – Why IT Matters
- Looking for Help or Asking for Trouble? Ethical and Risk Issues with Lateral Hiring
- Defining Your Social Media Policy
- Reputation – Your Firm’s Most Prized Asset
- Thinking About Talent Management in Law Firms
- Social Engineering – A Perennial Challenge
- ‘Why You May Need a Privacy Policy
- Let’s Keep It Confidential
- Don’t Take the Bait
- Nipping Client Issues in the Bud Through Incorporating Mediation Clauses in Letters of Engagement
Operational Risks
Business Development – New Business Acceptance (Client Reputation Issues) & Terms of Engagement
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 11, pp. 119-121
Business Continuity
Succession planning
- ‘Thinking About Talent Management in Law Firms’, Singapore Law Gazette (June 2017)
Business Continuity Plans
- ‘Your Business Continuity Plan is Implemented: What’s Next?’, Singapore Law Gazette (May 2020)
Employment HR/Employment – Recruitment, Training, Mentoring, People Management, Staff Departure
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 3, pp. 17-39
- ‘Looking for Help or Asking for Trouble? Ethical and Risk Issues with Lateral Hiring’, Singapore Law Gazette (September 2018)
Delegation & Supervision of Employees
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 2, pp. 13-16
Deadlines
Technology – IT Security, Cybersecurity, Data Backup, Incident Response, Recovery
Personal Data Protection Act & EU General Data Protection Regulation
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 5, pp. 60-61, 67
- ‘Why You May Need a Privacy Policy’, Singapore Law Gazette (June 2017)
- Professional Indemnity Law Letter (October – December 2015)
- Guide to Cybersecurity for Law Practices
- Law Society Unlimited e-Learning: Are You Prepared for a Cyberattack Against Your Law Firm?
Data Protection – Data Includes Both Personal Data, and Confidential Client Information. Personal Data Subject to PDPA; and EU GDPR If Applicable
Personal Data Protection Act & EU General Data Protection Regulation
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 5, pp. 60-61, 67
- ‘Why You May Need a Privacy Policy’, Singapore Law Gazette (June 2017)
- Professional Indemnity Law Letter (October – December 2015)
- Guide to Cybersecurity for Law Practices
- Law Society Unlimited e-Learning: Are You Prepared for a Cyberattack Against Your Law Firm?
Outsourcing Risk – Selection of Appropriate Service Provider (e.g. Cloud Service Provider), Confidentiality, Data Protection
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 7, pp. 74-5 and Chapter 14, pp. 145-46
Financial Risks
Financial and Internal Controls
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 8, pp. 76-90
Client Money
CVY Money
AML and Counter Terrorism Financing
Quality Risks
Professional Negligence Risk
Ethics & Professional Conduct
- Alvin Chen & Helena Whalen-Bridge, Understanding Lawyers’ Ethics in Singapore (LexisNexis, 2016)
- Jeffrey Pinsler SC, Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015: A Commentary (Academy Publishing, 2016)
- Law Society’s Professional Ethics Digest 2019
Conflict of Interests
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 11, pp. 119-120
- Law Society’s Professional Ethics Digest 2019
Client Care Standards
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 10, pp. 113-18
Professional Fees
- “Nipping Client Issues in the Bud Through Incorporating
- Mediation Clauses in Letters of Engagement”, Singapore Law Gazette (June 2015)
- Law Society’s Professional Ethics Digest 2019
Understanding AML and Counter Terrorism Financing Laws, Practice Rules and PD
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 9, p. 112
For more information, please refer to the Law Society’s AML/CFT Resource List. - Professional Indemnity Law Letter (October-December 2017)
- Professional Indemnity Law Letter (April-June 2015)
- Council’s Practice Direction on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
Checklist for AML Compliance
- Law Society’s Practice Management Guide 2017, Chapter 9, pp. 95-111
Regulatory Risks
Compliance with Laws That Affect the Operation of a Law Practice: ACRA, PDPC, IRAS, CPF
Reputational Risks
Consequence of Damage To Reputation – Action Taken By Regulators For Negative Media / Social Media Attention
- Defining Your Social Media Policy, Singapore Law Gazette (July 2017)
- ‘Reputation – Your Firm’s Most Prized Asset’, Singapore Law Gazette (January 2018)
The LawSoc Risk Management Framework and its resources are managed by the LawSoc LND department alongside the Knowledge Management department. With the support of our consultants Angeline Poon and Yasho Dhoraisingam.