Legal Risk : Risk Management Solicitors

Legal Risk is a true niche law firm. We are a firm of practising solicitors combining cutting edge legal practice with our experience in management of large law firms. We advise leading insurers, lenders, brokers, major city law firms and professional firms of all sizes nationally and internationally. We have advised one in seven of the top 100 UK law firms, including some of the largest, and our client base is from London to Australia.

Legal Risk works with a wide array of national and international clients, giving unrivalled industry expertise and knowledge.

Legal Risk identifies issues and provides solutions in all areas of professional risk and compliance.

Legal Risk helps prevent losses before they happen and as a result can help save clients money.

Legal Risk understands law firm insurance and risk management strategies and has strong relationships with insurers and brokers.

Legal Risk does more than just tick the boxes to achieve regulatory compliance, it helps develop joined up structures and procedures and enhance overall performance.

Legal Risk is well recognised within the industry and is featured in the Legal 500.

Frank Maher is a solicitor with over 20 years experience defending major professional indemnity claims including cross-border liabilities and major frauds. He has a diploma in Anti-Money Laundering and has written books and numerous articles on professional indemnity, risk management and anti-money laundering.

Frank is a member of the Association of Partnership Practitioners and advises firms on partnership law including litigation.

Contact: frank.maher@legalrisk.co.uk

Sue Mawdsley is a solicitor and was previously a licensed insolvency practitioner. She acted for many national accountancy practices and high street banks, as well as conducting high value, technical commercial litigation.

Sue advises many professional practices, from multi-national to high street firms, on money laundering, compliance and risk management.

Sue has a diploma in Anti Money Laundering from the International Compliance Association, accredited by the Business School of the University of Manchester and is a Law Society accredited consultant for the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.

Contact: sue.mawdsley@legalrisk.co.uk

Francis Dingwall is a solicitor and joined the firm as a partner in November 2007. He has substantial experience of defendant professional indemnity and is recommended as a leading practitioner by both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

Francis has acted for many law firms, including US lawyers, and has also represented accountants, insurance brokers, IT consultants, surveyors and other construction-related professionals.

He regularly advises insurers on policy coverage issues. Francis also has law firm management experience.

Contact: francis.dingwall@legalrisk.co.uk

Tony Summers is a consultant solicitor. Formerly a major law firm senior partner, he was in the winning team in the world's toughest yacht race, the Global Challenge.

He is also a chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel.

Contact: tony.summers@legalrisk.co.uk

What others say about us
"Everybody is pleased with your report. In fact one partner said it was the best thing the firm had done in years." Managing partner, Top 50 firm commenting on risk management report.

"Tony Summers' presentation was a breath of fresh air!" Lexcel Quality Forum 2006 (Tony Summers is a Consultant with Legal Risk)

“..I just wanted to thank you for your very helpful and detailed advice.” Client commenting on advice provided in an insurance claim against former partners of a multi national firm.

"May I take this opportunity of thanking you firstly for your excellent advice, and secondly, for dealing with the matter so understandingly." Solicitor in small firm commenting on successor practice advice.

‘I would like to thank you for the work you have put in on compiling the [professional risk] report and for your advice and assistance with recruitment of a Risk and Compliance Officer’

Managing Partner – medium/large size law firm

"Very clean yet detailed presentation of a difficult subject matter" In-house Money Laundering seminar for a Yorkshire law firm.

“… it is clear that the speakers [Frank Maher and Sue Mawdsley] have a detailed knowledge … are well qualified and experienced in this particular field and therefore well able to lecture with authority.” Law Society CPD Monitoring Unit, Business Development & Planning – Winning Tactics and Strategies course – 15.06.05

‘Many thanks for delivering the sessions so professionally …. and for the skill and enthusiasm with which you delivered our AML sessions’ Training Partner, Top 50 Law Firm

"...we got to know areas where we might be lacking and were therefore able to fix them. Overall excellent. Very pleased to take the opportunity, very positive experience"

"I would recommend the report to any firm."
Two law firms commenting on Desktop - Legal Risk's on-line risk management report.

We are solicitors in England and Wales and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Our professional rules may be accessed at www.sra.org.uk. VAT registration number 815 9308 20

Partners:

Frank Maher

Sue Mawdsley

Francis Dingwall