Leadership in compliance transformation
In three months, AML obligations become real for Australian law firms. Most firms are focused on the mechanics: the policy, the program, the training. But the firms that will come out of this transition ahead are thinking about something else: what this moment says about them to the market.
Clients, no matter their size, want a firm they can trust, especially with risk.
How a firm handles AML, alongside cyber, fraud, identity and governance, tells clients something about how seriously it takes their exposure, not just its own obligations.
AUSTRAC has signalled a measured transition. This is not a moment to fear. It is a moment to lead.
Drawing on insights from UK, NZ and international law firms that have been operating under AML regulation for years, this session brings hard-won practical experience to the Australian context.
We cover:
• what AUSTRAC expects from firm leadership and what that looks like in practice
• how leadership behaviour at every level determines whether AML is important or just inconvenient
• lessons from regulated markets on turning a compliance obligation into a mark of firm quality
• what managing partners and practice leaders can do that no compliance officer ever could
