Overview
Legl Assist answers some Risk Assessment questions from checks your firm has already run in Legl. Every answer is a suggestion. The fee earner reviews it, can change it, and stays responsible for the assessment. This guide lists the questions Legl Assist can answer and where each answer comes from.
How Legl Assist answers a question
You publish a template. Legl reads each question's wording and answer type and matches it to an answer it can fill in. Matched questions show a Legl Assist icon in the template builder, and an AI-Auto populate tag at the top of Edit question.
A fee earner starts an assessment. Legl fills in the matched questions straight away.
Each filled answer shows where it came from, for example "Legl Assist sourced this from the client record", with a View link to that record. Where there is no Source of Funds check for the client, the line reads "Legl Assist found no Source of Funds check for this client" and has no View link.
The fee earner reviews the answers, edits them if needed, and submits. A filled answer is scored like any other answer.
On reassessment, Legl only suggests a new answer where a check completed since the last assessment gives a different answer. Edits the fee earner made stay as they are.
When a question is left blank
Legl Assist leaves a question blank when it cannot give an answer. This is when that happens and what you will see.
The check is missing, not complete, or older than the last assessment
The question type isn't one that answer supports. Multiple choice and confirmation tick box questions are never filled in
None of the template's answer options fits what Legl found
The assessment covers more than one contact
A blank answer shows no icon and no source line, so the fee earner answers it by hand
Individuals and Businesses
These questions apply to individuals and Businesses.
Example question | What Legl Assist fills in | Where it comes from |
What type of entity is the client? | Individual, Business or trust | Client record |
Where is the client based? | The client's country | Client record |
Is the client resident in a high-risk jurisdiction? | Yes or No | Client record, checked against Legl's high-risk country list |
Has a risk assessment already been completed for this client? | Yes or No | Earlier Legl Risk Assessments |
Has a source of funds check been completed? | Yes or No | Source of Funds check |
When was the source of funds check completed? | The date | Source of Funds check |
Provide details of the client's source of funds. | A short summary, including any gaps | Source of Funds check |
Are any of the client's funds from outside the UK? | Yes or No | Source of Funds check |
Is a third party funding the transaction? | Yes or No. Gifts count, mortgages and loans don't | Source of Funds check |
Are any of the funds derived from cryptocurrency? | Yes or No, from the bank accounts the client connected | Source of Funds check |
For trusts, only entity type, country and risk assessment already completed are filled in.
Individuals only
These questions are answered for individuals only.
Example question | What Legl Assist fills in | Where it comes from |
When was the client due diligence completed? | The date of the latest completed CDD check | CDD check |
Was the client's identity verified in person or remotely? | In person, or the remote method used | CDD check |
What steps have you taken to verify the client's identity? | A short summary of how and when identity was verified, and each result | CDD check |
What is the client's nationality? | The nationality on the verified passport | CDD check |
Is the client a politically exposed person, or a family member or close associate of a PEP? | Yes or No | PEP screening |
Is the client on any sanctions lists? | Yes or No | Sanctions screening |
Questions about sanctioned countries aren't filled in.
Businesses only
These questions are answered for Businesses only.
Example question | What Legl Assist fills in | Where it comes from |
Who are the ultimate beneficial owners of the company? | Each person with significant control or shareholder, with percentages, marking 25% or more | Company report |
What is the company's principal activity? | The principal activities, with the provider and report date | Company report |
What is the company's D&B failure score? | The score, 1 to 100 | Company report |
What is the failure score band? | The band, for example "Lower than average risk" | Company report |
What is the company's D&B delinquency score? | The score, 1 to 100 | Company report |
What is the delinquency score band? | The band, for example "Minimum risk" | Company report |
Ask for the score and the band in two separate questions, because one question asking for both may not be filled in. A higher score means lower risk.
Getting the new questions on your template
Legl does not re-map templates that are already published. A template picks up the new questions when you republish it.
To stop a question being filled in, open it in the template builder and tick Disable AI auto-population in Edit question. The tick box reads: "When enabled, this question will not be filled in by AI and must be answered manually."
This is separate from the Autopopulate tab for ActionStep, which maps questions to ActionStep fields.
Important information
Answers from Legl Assist are suggestions. Review each one before you submit the assessment.
The fee earner stays responsible for the assessment and what it says.
A filled answer is scored like any other answer, so it can affect the risk score.
Templates that are already published need republishing to get the new answers.
If you need more help
If you have a question about the questions Legl Assist can answer, contact our Support team.