Reliable results: Automated generation of sanction & company reports enables compliance teams to have consistent and predictable processes that give control and oversight.

Real-time compliance: Get data back in seconds, and run instant screening checks on directors, UBOs or PSCs without the need to go back and forth with the client.

Processes in one place: Bolster your existing compliance processes, including KYC and AML workflows, with additional no code workflows to improve your firm-wide approach to risk.

Navigate to the Business tab of Engage in the Legl dashboard and clicking 'New business search'.

You can search for your company using either the company name or company registration number. Further narrow your search by selecting the jurisdiction the company is located in.

We will surface all results found for your search term. These will be separated by matches for businesses that have already been added to your Legl account by someone in your firm, ‘existing contacts’, and those matches that are returned from our company registry search. From this list you can select the relevant entity by clicking on the corresponding row.

Once selected, you will be navigated to a new business page. From here you can begin to complete the necessary compliance checks.

From within the business page, navigate to the ‘Sanctions screening’ section in the top right corner and click ‘Start screening’.

If the search has come back a ‘clear’, or once you have received any results returned, you can mark the report as ‘Reviewed’ by clicking ‘Mark as reviewed’ in the top right corner.

If your firm has monitoring enabled, we will automatically start monitoring this search for changes on a daily basis.

Once complete, you can also download a PDF copy of the report.

If you need to escalate to another member of your team to review, you can change the assigned reviewer by clicking “change” under the reviewer name at the top of the report. The new reviewer will receive an email with a link back to the report.

Once complete, you can navigate back to the business by clicking ‘back’. The sanctions status of the business will be updated to reflect that a screening has been completed. Any changes to the sanctions status of this business will appear in the ‘monitoring’ tab and you will be notified via email.

From the business page you can surface further details about the business by running a Company Report.

From within the business page, navigate to the ‘Company Report’ section in the top right corner and click ‘Create report’.

This will return all the data we have found for the company entity and from here you can complete several actions.

The structure and ownership overview will identify all individuals and further companies you may be required to complete due diligence on. This includes the person of significant control, all identified directors, the group structure including any parent or subsidiary entities, and the shareholders along with the percent ownership they hold.

On the Structure and Ownership overview select the PSC, director or shareholder you would like to run Instant Screening on. Please note this will only be available for individuals marked Person.

Using the autofilled details, select an existing contact, or click Continue to create a new one.

If the individual is an existing contact, any associations to other businesses will be surfaced at this point.

Confirm the Contact Details

The Date of Birth will be pulled through from the company report, if available.

If you know the country of residency, select it from the dropdown. If Unknown is selected, the search will not attempt to filter on country. Click Continue.

If needed, assign a reviewer and add a matter reference. Click continue to run the check.

Click "view results" to be taken to the report.

This report will be saved against the individual contact. It will also be visible within the business contact, to ensure this page always provides a full entity overview.

From here, you can leverage Legl’s Engage features to complete additional due diligence on the business or related associates. This could be sending a CDD request, a source

On the business page for your client click ‘Create Engage Request’.

Begin entering the details of the individual. If an existing contact exists, they will be shown in the list of options to select from. If not, a new contact will be created and automatically linked to the business.

Once you’ve entered or selected the contact information, select which workflow you would like to send them.

The Standard CDD will collect a photo of their ID, verify that ID along with their identity, complete enhanced AML checks including PEPs and Sanctions and verify their identity using biometric technology.

Alternatively, any of the custom no-code workflows created by your firm will also appear in this list.

Select ‘Send Email’ to instantly send the request to the client via a firm branded email. You will receive a BCC copy of all emails for your records, alternatively you can elect to include your as CC on the email so it is visible to the client.

If enabled, your client will receive periodic automated reminders until the request has been completed.

If you would prefer to send the request via other means, you can use the ‘copy shareable link’ functionally share the unique request link via other means.

When your client has completed this request you will receive an email so you can log in and review the results. When entering Legl via the link in the email, you will see your client's request is ‘ready for review’.

Simply click on the request to view it and if you are happy with the results mark the report as reviewed and submit.

The business page for your client is now your single source of truth for all compliance activities completed for the business and any associated individuals. If your firm has ongoing monitoring enabled, then any changes to this information will be flagged in the monitoring alerts tab and you will be notified via email.