Sponsored by: Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions

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A ⁠Law Management Journal⁠ production

With AML obligations commencing in March 2026, law firms are already considering how compliance will affect their people and workplaces. New roles are likely to emerge and training demands will increase. These changes will be felt differently across large, mid-sized and small firms, raising questions about cost, capability and culture.

In this podcast, Jackie Jones (Associate Partner, Legal, Page Executive) together with ALMG interviewer Trish Carroll, will explore what workforce changes firms should expect – and how to manage them effectively.

Key questions to be explored include:

• How can firms train and upskill staff without overwhelming them – and what roles can technology play?
• To what extent will AML obligations influence recruitment and retention across the profession? What sort of skills will firms be looking for and what new roles will emerge?
• What unique challenges do small firms face in terms of cost, time and access to expertise – and what collaborative solutions exist?
• Will AML compliance drive new ways of working and innovation across the profession?
• How can AML compliance be used as a selling point rather than a burden?

Other insights:

• Why AML must be embedded into firm culture, not treated as a box-ticking exercise. Balancing compliance with client relationships, and preventing compliance fatigue.
• Surviving the change: what can law firms learn from sectors already subject to AML in Australia and beyond?

With extensive experience advising firms on legal appointments and organisational change, Jackie brings a practical lens to how AML will affect the profession’s people strategy.

A Law Management Journal production

New Zealand law firms have been complying with AML legislation since 2018. In this podcast, Jamie Lynch (Head of AML at Gilbert + Tobin) shares with ALMG interviewer, Trish Carroll, first-hand insights from New Zealand’s rollout – including:

• Lessons from his NZ experience – what worked and what didn’t.
• How long compliance should take, cost and resourcing considerations.
• Understanding the role of proportionality and reasonableness in guiding your firm’s AML/CTF program.
• Why tapping into the knowledge inside your firm will produce a better, more cost-effective and accepted outcome than rushing to engage outside help.
• Practical options for smaller firms and sole practitioners navigating AML implementation.
• The value of investing in your own people to take on AML compliance roles.

Other insights:

• The one piece of tech that saves time, money and reduces risk.
• The role of AML as a business lever to improve risk management, client engagement and cross-firm collaboration.

With more than a decade of experience designing and implementing AML/CTF programs and leading operational compliance across legal and financial services in Australia and New Zealand, Jamie shares his practical insights borne out of hard-earned experience.

Jamie is Head of AML at Gilbert + Tobin. He has more than a decade of experience designing and implementing AML/CTF programs and leading operational compliance across legal and financial services in Australia and New Zealand.