Solicitors Community events and training
Upcoming events, webinars and training for Solicitors Community members.
Check this page regularly for more information about our range of events and webinars.
Community events and webinars
| Date | Event | Description | More info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2024 |
What law firms need from their accountants |
Are law firms making the most of accounting services? |
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| 12 March 2024 |
Solicitors Basics Update One – SRA Accounts Rules and Breaches |
This session will cover a detailed walkthrough of the 2019 SRA Accounts Rules, key principles and definitions, and our requirements as Reporting Accountants to identify and report breaches. |
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| 13 March 2024 |
Solicitors Basics Update Two – Risk Areas, Breaches of Account Roles and COFA |
This session will cover the supporting guidance covering the key risk areas, including taking costs, residual client balances, acting as a banking facility, client’s own accounts and client account interest, key controls that law firms must have in place, common breach of the Accounts Rules and the role of the COFA. |
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| 19 March 2024 |
Solicitors Advanced Update – Deeper Dive of Critical Areas, Lessons Learnt, Compliance and Hot Topics |
This session will cover a deeper look at the critical areas, in particular provision of prohibited banking facilities, residual balances, the recent changes to the Rules and client’s own accounts, what areas Reporting Accountant’s should be focusing their work on, lessons learned in the last year, reportable vs. non reportable breaches of the rules, common compliance questions from law firms and other hot topics and issues on the minds of law firms. |
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| 23 April 2024 |
SRA Accounts Rules – getting ready for 2024 assignments |
Join this discussion with Robert Blech and Janet Taylor as they talk about the issues Reporting Accountant's and their law firm clients should be considering for this year's Annual Accountant's Report. |
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