VinciWorks product updates June 2015
New course: SRA Accounts Rules: A Practical Overview Next course: Equality & Diversity: A Practical Overview (We are looking for course reviewers. One hour of your time. Free access for one year to reviewer firms. Click here if you are interested.) Risk Management System version 2 to be released this month New RMS feature: Edit risks right in the grid […]
Six eLearning administration pains and our Astute solutions
Managing eLearning is a complicated and ongoing task, leading many organisations to hire staff dedicated solely to this function. With responsibilities including managing learners, eLearning courses, enrolments, communications and reports, to name a few, the administrative burden on staff responsible for eLearning is large. We’re about to release our brand new eLearning platform, Astute. Throughout […]
Changes to CPD explained in two templates
As we have reported previously, our poll found that over 50% of solicitors plan to transition to the new approach to continuing competence before it becomes mandatory on 1 November 2016. The SRA has published a toolkit with detailed guidance on how to comply with the new approach. However, some of the information is confusing. We have chosen to […]
Compliance News roundup for June 2015
Microsoft to end support for Server 2003 on 14 July (third of UK still using it)–CRN Cybercrime is escalating–SRA Law Society: “Piecemeal” SRA reforms could create “perverse incentives”–Legal Futures Gender gap in lawyers’ salaries persists as men pick up bigger pay rises–The Lawyer Ombudsman complaint limit rises from six to 12 months starting 9 July–The […]
SRA completes money laundering audit
On 26 June 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that it had completed its audit of anti-money laundering procedures at law firms. Early findings suggest that only a small proportion of firms require a follow-up visit. Since September 2014, the SRA visited over 500 firms that it had identified as being at risk from […]
Transforming performance management into a leadership opportunity: 12 suggestions
According to the 2014 CIPD survey, almost a third of employees feel performance management systems are unfair. This is an uncomfortable wake up call for people managers. From years of working with managers worldwide, we know that a worryingly large number find performance management to be a tiresome compliance issue. If that is the attitude […]
SRA Accounts rules released
Train your firm on the SRA Accounts Rules in 30 minutes VinciWorks – the leader in online compliance learning – has just released a new, 30-minute interactive course to brush up on the SRA Accounts Rules. The course provides an overview of the key definitions, explains the rules that impact day-to-day work, and tests understanding […]
How One Leading Firm Tripled their AML Course Completions with VinciWorks LMS Pro
A large international firm with over 500 lawyers in 11 countries approached VinciWorks with a problem. Its employees are required to complete mandatory AML training every year. To facilitate this requirement, the firm set up easy online access to courses, and sent emails with login details and clear instructions for how to complete the training […]
Implementing flexible working with eLearning
Almost half of the British working population wants flexibility in their working hours or location, according to a recent survey by flexible working consultants Timewise, which suggests that offering flexible…