Webinars
Last updated 9 May 2012
View or download recordings of completed webinars.
All of our webinars are free of charge. Participation in a live webinar event is worth one CPD hour.
Upcoming webinars
To book your place, click any of the Book now buttons below. You can book a place on the webinar(s) of your choice by submitting a single online booking form. However, you can't book more than one place on each webinar.
COLPs and COFAs: Compliance responsibilities in a proactive, efficient regulatory regime
12.30–13.30, Tuesday, 29 May 2012
The SRA will set out its plans for compliance officers for legal practice (COLPs) and compliance officers for finance and administration (COFAs). We will look at
- the need for a balance between proactive regulation and risk-based regulation, and
- the role COLPs and COFAs will play in the firms’ relationship with the SRA.
We will also go through
- the web-based nominations process,
- approval criteria,
- timescales and deadlines.
This webinar is intended for
- firms going through the process of deciding upon appropriate COLPs and COFAs, and
- prospective nominees.
There will be an opportunity for you to ask questions.
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COLPs and COFAs: Compliance responsibilities in a proactive, efficient regulatory regime
12.30–13.30, Wednesday, 20 June 2012
THIS IS A LIVE REPEAT OF THE EVENT ON 29 MAY.
The SRA will set out its plans for compliance officers for legal practice (COLPs) and compliance officers for finance and administration (COFAs). We will look at
- the need for a balance between proactive regulation and risk-based regulation, and
- the role COLPs and COFAs will play in the firms’ relationship with the SRA.
We will also go through
- the web-based nominations process,
- approval criteria,
- timescales and deadlines.
This webinar is intended for
- firms going through the process of deciding upon appropriate COLPs and COFAs, and
- prospective nominees.
There will be an opportunity for you to ask questions.
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QASA: Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (Criminal) – information about the scheme, the notification process, and what it means for you
12.30–13.30, Thursday, 5 July 2012
We explain the background to the scheme, and who will be affected by it—as well as taking you through the initial online notification stage.
We will also discuss
- the principles behind setting the advocacy standard levels, and
- the registration and assessment process, which are to follow.
This event is intended for SRA-regulated criminal advocates (all levels).
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Completed webinars
Our system for prioritising risk and what this means for your firm – 14 September 2011
We explain the SRA's assessment of risk in all its aspects—from systemic risks that require an overarching policy response, through to individual and firm-level risks. We review the approach our Risk Centre is developing and the processes through which risk will be measured and prioritised throughout our regulatory functions. We also discuss the types of information we require from firms.
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Supervision and enforcement: Ensuring fit-for-purpose legal services – 9 September 2011
The SRA's supervision function will provide risk-based oversight of the entire regulated community in order to ensure—in the public interest—that all firms and individuals remain fit to deliver legal services. In this webinar, we set out how our supervision function will operate.
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Relationship management: How it will work in practice – 6 September 2011
We review the outcomes of our relationship management pilots and outline plans to progress this new approach to supervision after the formal introduction of outcomes-focused regulation in October 2011.
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Control functions: Compliance officers for legal practice and finance and administration – 7 July 2011
We examine the roles of COLP (compliance officer for legal practice) and COFA (compliance officer for finance and administration), alongside internal audit, where appropriate. We also discuss consider firms' governance arrangements, the strength of the relationship with the SRA, and how this benefits both the regulated community as a whole and the public interest.
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Roadshow recap – 30 June 2011
For those solicitors unable to attend our 2011 series of summer roadshows, this webinar is a chance to hear the presentations and listen to SRA executives answer questions from the floor.
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Authorising firms and individuals to practise – 28 June 2011
This webinar examines the authorisation process and the information we will need to assess the risks that firms (including alternative business structures) and individuals present, so that we can minimise the extent to which unsuitable applicants can enter the profession.
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Transition from code-based to outcomes-focused regulation – 23 June 2011
This webinar, aimed at sole practitioners and small firms, is a practical help-and-support session that explains changes to the way we regulate and how they will impact on our relationship with firms in the future when outcomes-focused regulation comes into force.
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Moving from paper to online processes – 10 June 2011
mySRA will transform the way you—as a solicitor or other legal services provider—interact with us. It replaces our paper-based system of application forms and fees, providing you with a unique username and password to access your own SRA online account. You'll soon be able to renew your practising certificate and fulfil your reporting requirements with us—all on our website. This webinar explores our online revolution. This is a live repeat of the webinar held on 13 May 2011.
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Moving from paper to online processes – 13 May 2011
mySRA will transform the way you—as a solicitor or other legal services provider—interact with us. It replaces our paper-based system of application forms and fees, providing you with a unique username and password to access your own SRA online account. You'll soon be able to renew your practising certificate and fulfil your reporting requirements with us—all on our website. This webinar explores our online revolution. You can view a recording of the webinar and download a copy of the presentation slides.
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The supervisory experience – 23 February 2011
The main relationship most firms have with the SRA will be with our supervision teams. The supervisory experience will be designed to help firms deal with their own risks, improve standards and provide the required outcomes for clients. Learn how a firm's control functions will affect the level of SRA supervision. You can view a recording of the webinar and download a copy of the presentation slides.
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Relationship management for small firms – 21 February 2011
Learn more about the role of relationship management in the context of outcomes-focused regulation. We explain how we're fashioning relationship management to help firms improve standards and enhance the reputation of providers of legal services. You can view a recording of the webinar and download a copy of the presentation slides.
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Section 69 consultation and supervising small firms – 3 February 2011
A proposed section 69 order to amend the Administration of Justice Act 1985 and the Solicitors Act 1974 will allow us to treat sole practitioner firms in a similar way to other solicitors' firms, by removing the practising certificate (PC) endorsement mechanism and by bringing sole practitioners within the definition of a "recognised body". Find out how these changes will affect existing and new sole practitioners. You can view a recording of the webinar and download a copy of the presentation slides.
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Financial protection review consultation – 28 January 2011
We explain in this webinar how our proposals for a new approach to financial protection for consumers are designed to transform the focus of professional indemnity insurance on the particular risks of each firm's practice, so that it becomes more fit for purpose. You can view or download a recording of the webinar and download a copy of the presentation slides.
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Outcomes-focused regulation – 13 December 2010
More than 400 of you signed up to attend our second webinar, subtitled "The architecture of change: the second Handbook consultation". The webinar addresses several aspects of outcomes-focused regulation. You can view a recording of the webinar and download the presentation slides.
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Relationship management – 26 November 2010
More than 300 of you joined our first webinar to learn about the role of relationship managementin the context of outcomes-focused regulation. You can watch a recording of the webinar and download the presentation slides.
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