Overview
Risk Assessments in Legl help law firms assess and document client and matter risk using structured, digital templates aligned to their internal policies.
They bring together existing client due diligence data and apply firm-specific risk logic to support consistent, auditable decision-making.
What you can use Risk Assessments for
You can use Risk Assessments in Legl to:
Assess risk for individual clients, business clients, and matters
Reduce manual data entry by pulling through existing CDD information
Apply consistent risk logic across your firm
Identify medium and high-risk factors automatically
Escalate high-risk assessments for review
Record how identified risks will be managed
Maintain a clear audit trail of decisions and updates
Schedule and manage reassessments over time
How Risk Assessments work
Risk Assessments in Legl are built around structured templates that reflect your firm's existing risk assessment forms and policies.
At a high level:
Client and matter data is pulled through automatically from other areas of the platform, such as CDD reports
Questions adapt dynamically using conditional logic, so users only see what is relevant to the client or matter type
Risk ratings (for example, low, medium, or high) are calculated automatically based on your firm's weighting and logic
High-risk factors can trigger automatic escalation and email notifications
All actions, changes, and overrides are time- and user-stamped to create a full audit trail
Risk Assessments can be updated over time, with previous versions retained and accessible for review
ℹ️ Important
Risk Assessment templates are fully customisable. Admin users can build and manage templates directly in Legl — adding their own sections, questions, logic, and escalation rules without needing to contact the Legl team.
Where to find Risk Assessments in Legl
You can access Risk Assessments from:
The Risk Assessments section in the side menu
The dashboard, using the Start Risk Assessment button
An individual client or business record
The Risk Assessments dashboard provides firm-wide visibility, with filters for status, type, and risk rating.
ℹ️ Further guidance
See How to build or edit a Risk Assessment template to get started. Only Admins can build and edit Risk Assessments.
Permissions and access
Access to Risk Assessments and actions such as overriding a risk rating can be controlled by your firm Admin. For example, firms may choose to limit certain actions to MLRO, AMLCO or admin users.
Only admin users can create or edit Risk Assessment templates.
Important information
Admin users can build and manage Risk Assessment templates directly in Legl.
Risk ratings are calculated automatically, but authorised users can override them, with all changes recorded for audit purposes.
High-risk assessments can be configured to escalate automatically to a designated reviewer.
Reassessments create new versions rather than overwriting previous assessments, ensuring a complete history is retained.