CLCPCertified Legal Compliance Professional
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Course Overview
Legal compliance has become an increasingly complex challenge for lawyers in corporate legal departments and in the private practice of law. While other areas of regulation may ebb and flow with changes in governmental policies and administration, legal compliance has tended to require more and more attention to increasingly detailed legal and regulatory requirements. Moreover, those requirements
Key Takeaways
1
Recognizing the principal regulatory environments, domestically and internationally, that generate legal compliance issues for firms
2
Understanding the key categories of legal compliance risks that firms may face, including bribery and corruption, cybercrime and cybersecurity, internal and external fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing and sanctions
3
Recognizing and understanding the scope and application of key provisions of laws and regulations generating those risks
4
Identifying approaches and techniques for evaluating existing legal compliance programs within firms
5
Improving and proving effectiveness in firms legal compliance programs and measures
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Course Outline
Part 1
MODULE 1
Introduction to Regulatory Environments for Legal Compliance
→ Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
Key Governmental and Regulatory Authorities and Scope of Authority
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
Legal Compliance and the “Culture of Compliance”
→ Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
Key Governmental and Regulatory Authorities and Scope of Authority
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
Legal Compliance and the “Culture of Compliance”
MODULE 2: Key Legal Compliance Risks and Issues (Part 1)
→ Bribery and Corruption
→ General Risks and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ Selected Other Countries
→ General Risks and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ Selected Other Countries
MODULE 3
Fraud (External and Internal)
→ General Risks and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ Selected Other Countries
Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
→ General Risk and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ Selected Other Countries
→ General Risks and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ Selected Other Countries
Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
→ General Risk and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ Selected Other Countries
Part 2
MODULE 1
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
→ General Risks and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
Sanctions
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
Competition and Antitrust
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
→ General Risks and Issues
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
Sanctions
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
Competition and Antitrust
→ Selected GCC Countries
→ United States
→ United Kingdom
→ European Union
MODULE 2: Evaluation of Legal Compliance Programs (Part 1)
→ General Considerations in Evaluating Legal Compliance Programs
→ U.S. Department of Justice Framework for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
→ Three Fundamental Questions
Program Design
→ Risk Assessment
• Risk Management Process
• Risk-Tailored Resource Allocation
• Updates and Revisions
→ Policies and Procedures
• Design
• Comprehensiveness
• Accessibility
• Responsibility for Operational Integration
• Gatekeepers
→ Training and Communications
• Risk-Based Training
• Form/Content/Effectiveness of Training
• Communications About Misconduct
• Availability of Guidance
Confidential Reporting Structure and Investigation Process
→ Effectiveness of the Reporting Mechanism
→ Properly Scoped Investigations by
Qualified Persons
→ Investigation Response
→ Resources and Tracking of Results
→ U.S. Department of Justice Framework for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
→ Three Fundamental Questions
Program Design
→ Risk Assessment
• Risk Management Process
• Risk-Tailored Resource Allocation
• Updates and Revisions
→ Policies and Procedures
• Design
• Comprehensiveness
• Accessibility
• Responsibility for Operational Integration
• Gatekeepers
→ Training and Communications
• Risk-Based Training
• Form/Content/Effectiveness of Training
• Communications About Misconduct
• Availability of Guidance
Confidential Reporting Structure and Investigation Process
→ Effectiveness of the Reporting Mechanism
→ Properly Scoped Investigations by
Qualified Persons
→ Investigation Response
→ Resources and Tracking of Results
MODULE 3: Evaluation of Legal Compliance Programs (Part 2)
Third-Party Management
→ Risk-Based and Integrated Processes
→ Appropriate Controls
→ Management of Relationships
→ Real Actions and Consequences
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Due Diligence Process
→ Integration in the M&A Process
→ Process Connecting Due Diligence to Implementation
Effective Implementation of Program
→ Commitment by Senior and Middle Management
• Conduct at the Top
• Shared Commitment
• Oversight
→ Autonomy and Resources
• Structure
• Seniority and Stature
• Experience and Qualifications
• Funding and Resources
• Autonomy
• Outsourced Compliance Functions
→ Risk-Based and Integrated Processes
→ Appropriate Controls
→ Management of Relationships
→ Real Actions and Consequences
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Due Diligence Process
→ Integration in the M&A Process
→ Process Connecting Due Diligence to Implementation
Effective Implementation of Program
→ Commitment by Senior and Middle Management
• Conduct at the Top
• Shared Commitment
• Oversight
→ Autonomy and Resources
• Structure
• Seniority and Stature
• Experience and Qualifications
• Funding and Resources
• Autonomy
• Outsourced Compliance Functions
Part 3
MODULE 1: Evaluation of Legal Compliance Programs (Part 3)
Incentives and Disciplinary Measures
→ Human Resources Process
→ Consistent Application
→ Incentive System
Effectiveness in Practice
→ Continuous Improvement, Periodic Testing, and Review
• Internal Audit
• Control Testing
• Evolving Updates
• Culture of Compliance
→ Investigation of Misconduct
• Properly Scoped Investigation by Qualified Persons
• Response to Investigations
→ Human Resources Process
→ Consistent Application
→ Incentive System
Effectiveness in Practice
→ Continuous Improvement, Periodic Testing, and Review
• Internal Audit
• Control Testing
• Evolving Updates
• Culture of Compliance
→ Investigation of Misconduct
• Properly Scoped Investigation by Qualified Persons
• Response to Investigations
MODULE 2: Evaluation of Legal Compliance Programs (Part 4)
Analysis and Remediation of Any Underlying Misconduct
→ Root Cause Analysis
→ Prior Weaknesses
→ Payment Systems
→ Vendor Management
→ Prior Indications
→ Remediation
→ Accountability
Other Frameworks for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
→ Wolfsberg Group
• AML
• Anti-Corruption
→ ISO 37001 – Anti-Bribery
→ Root Cause Analysis
→ Prior Weaknesses
→ Payment Systems
→ Vendor Management
→ Prior Indications
→ Remediation
→ Accountability
Other Frameworks for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
→ Wolfsberg Group
• AML
• Anti-Corruption
→ ISO 37001 – Anti-Bribery
MODULE 3
Improving the State and Effectiveness of Legal Compliance Programs
→ The Importance of Thorough Questioning for Legal Compliance
• The Role of “Socratic” Questioning
• Effective Techniques for Asking Questions and Getting Needed Answers
Proving the State and Effectiveness of Legal Compliance Programs
→ Document. Document, Document
→ Organizing and Presenting Your Documentation
→ Retaining Records – Legal and Corporate Practice Considerations
Review and Recapitulation of Key Issues
→ The Importance of Thorough Questioning for Legal Compliance
• The Role of “Socratic” Questioning
• Effective Techniques for Asking Questions and Getting Needed Answers
Proving the State and Effectiveness of Legal Compliance Programs
→ Document. Document, Document
→ Organizing and Presenting Your Documentation
→ Retaining Records – Legal and Corporate Practice Considerations
Review and Recapitulation of Key Issues
Who Should Attend?
This highly practical and interactive course has been specifically designed for
→ Partners and mid- and senior-level associates in law firms with practices that address legal compliance issues
→ Senior and mid-level lawyers at headquarters and regional levels of firms with international operations
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What language will the course be taught in and what level of English do I need to take part in an LEORON training program?
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The course fee covers a premium training experience in a 5-star hotel, learning materials, lunches & refreshments, and for some courses, the certification fee and membership with the accrediting bodies.
Does LEORON give discounts?
Yes, we can provide discounts for group bookings. If you would like to discuss a discount on a corporate level, we will be happy to talk to you.
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