AML & Client Due Diligence Software for Law Firms
Automate Client Due Diligence (CDD), KYB and AML screening for law firms. SRA-compliant audit trails, EU AMLD and FinCEN CDD Rule coverage, and fast client onboarding that protects your firm from regulatory fines and reputational harm.
Law Firms Are Regulated Entities Under AML Legislation
Under the SRA AML regime, EU AMLD, and FinCEN CDD Rule, law firms must conduct Client Due Diligence on every new client before acting, perform AML risk assessments, and maintain documented audit trails. The SRA actively audits and fines firms for AML failures — six-figure fines and reputational damage are routine consequences of non-compliance.
Manual CDD Doesn't Scale
As client volumes grow, Word-document checklists and PDF uploads into shared folders become ungovernable. CDD gaps emerge. SRA audits find them.
KYB Complexity for Corporate Clients
M&A work, conveyancing on commercial property, trust structures — corporate clients require full UBO identification, registry lookups, and sanctions screening at entity and beneficial-owner levels.
Reputational and Regulatory Risk
Onboarding a sanctioned client or one linked to financial crime exposes the firm to SRA fines, partner personal liability, and client-base reputational damage that takes years to rebuild.
CDD, KYB & AML for Legal Practice — Automated
One Constellation provides law firms with a compliance infrastructure that works across practice areas, integrates with matter management, and produces the audit trail the SRA expects.
Individual Client CDD
Identity verification, PEP and sanctions screening, source-of-funds verification — completed in minutes rather than days. Works for UK, EU, and international clients.
Corporate Client KYB
UBO chain mapping, director screening, corporate registry lookups in 60+ jurisdictions. Essential for M&A, commercial property, and trust work.
Practice-Area Risk Rating
CDD risk scoring weighted by practice area — property transactions, trust structures, and cross-border matters automatically score higher and trigger EDD workflows.
Continuous Screening
Clients re-screened against sanctions and PEP lists continuously. Matter-level AML monitoring for ongoing engagements (retainers, trust work, long-running litigation).
SRA-Aligned Audit Trail
Every CDD action, risk assessment, EDD trigger, and senior approval logged. SRA thematic reviews and file inspections become a trivial export, not a project.
Matter Management Integration
API integration with Clio, iManage, Elite 3E, and other matter management systems. CDD status synced to matter opening workflows — no duplicate data entry.
Legal Sector AML Regulatory Coverage
Every AML regulator that matters to law firms — SRA, EU AMLD, FinCEN, FATF — pre-configured.
Every Practice Area, Every Client Type
M&A and Corporate
KYB on target companies, director and UBO screening, sanctions clearance on deal parties, source-of-funds for acquisition proceeds.
Conveyancing & Property
Buyer and seller KYC, source-of-funds verification for deposits, UBO identification on corporate purchasers — all SRA-aligned.
Trust & Estate Work
Complex structure mapping — settlors, trustees, protectors, beneficiaries — with ongoing monitoring through the life of the engagement.
Litigation & Urgent Retainers
Rapid CDD for urgent client instruction without compromising audit trail. EDD auto-triggered for higher-risk matters.
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