Posts by Jess Denny
Best customer due diligence tools for qualitative information
Compliance data sets alone aren’t enough to fully understand a client’s background. AML teams need tools that give insight into why a client is on a PEP, sanction list, or watchlist. Ignoring the context means lawyers might miss subtle warning signs in client behaviour. In this blog, we’ve summarised the best customer due diligence tools…
Read MoreNSIA survival guide: how not to lose university research funding
Universities’ international R&D partnerships drive innovation and knowledge sharing, and the UK is at the forefront of these collaborations. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) delivered £1.2 billion of funding to UK universities’ R&D projects last year. However, new regulations designed to protect national security put this income at risk. The National Security and Investment Act 2021…
Read MoreWatch: how Xapien works
Seven reasons why you struggle to onboard legal clients easily — and how to solve them
Streamlined onboarding processes set the tone for the rest of the working relationship and speed up business outcomes Onboarding new clients is a laborious yet non-billable task for law firms. It involves learning as much as possible about a client, their motivations, connections and suitability in the smallest possible amount of time. A streamlined process…
Read More