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MLRO: how to make friends and influence people

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Published on: 08 January 2015

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Table of contents

The MLRO role
Fee earners
Be clear on responsibilities
Equip them
Be available and approachable
Accounts staff
Be clear on responsibilities
Equip them
Be available and approachable
Senior staff

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Article summary

So you got even fewer Christmas cards than your COLP. Is it time to think about your relationship with your colleagues and firm? In this article, Laura Spooner, PSL Practice Management and Compliance Associate discusses the steps Nominated Officers can take to manage internal relationships (and hopefully secure some more Christmas cards in 2015).

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