Helping Ease pressure, close gaps and strengthen compliance
At HiveRisk, we help law firms bring structure, clarity and control to compliance – whether you’re under regulatory pressure, closing known gaps, or strengthening what already works.
Clarity, control and confidence made simple with our 1-2-3 approach
Our 1-2-3 approach simplifies compliance into a clear, structured process. We diagnose your current framework, strengthen what needs refining, and provide ongoing support where required. The result is a practical, proportionate and defensible compliance framework that gives you real control and confidence as your firm grows and evolves.
Rapid Regulator Readiness
If you’ve had the letter from your regulator, it’s time to act.
When regulatory pressure hits, you need clarity and remediation fast. Our Rapid Regulator Readiness service identifies gaps, repairs and strengthens your framework and prepares you for engagement so you can respond confidently and in control.
Independent AML Audit
For many firms, a Regulation 21 Independent Audit is a mandatory requirement.
We assess how your AML framework operates in practice and how it supports your wider business, combining technical rigour with a commercial lens. The outcome is clear, practical insight that strengthens your controls, improves consistency and ensures your framework stands up to scrutiny.
A Tiered Approach to Ongoing Compliance Support
Flexible compliance support that grows and evolves with your firm.
Our Lite, Enhanced and Embedded Tiers provide increasing levels of oversight, guidance and capacity – from periodic input and reassurance, through to fully integrated support within your team. Each Tier is designed to give you the right balance of control, expertise and resource, without the cost or rigidity of building a full in-house function. Our options are bespoke and modular.
Our Services
At HiveRisk, we provide expert risk and compliance services for law firms and legal professionals. We help you meet regulations, manage risk, and strengthen resilience—so you can focus on your legal work.
Fortify your compliance framework while minimising disruptions to your business operations.
Ensure compliance by identifying potential risks and verifying fund legitimacy.
What Our Clients Say
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Who We Help
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Law Firms
We support all aspects of law firm compliance including AML, data protection and other regulatory obligations, gap analysis, independent file audit and training.
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RegTech
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Startups
When setting up or launching a startup in the legal sector, we help you to ensure your compliance and risk procedures meet the standards set by the industry.
5th to 8th May 2026
The Lawyers Retreat
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Ibiza, Spain
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Taking place in the stunning surroundings of Ibiza, this retreat is an unparalleled opportunity on succession planning – one of the most pressing issues for today’s law firms.
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Strategy · Scaling · Sunshine · Success
3rd July 2026
The Great Big Deal Offsite
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Legally Speaking Podcast
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The Great Big Legal Offsite returns for its third year and this time we head deep into the Laws of the Jungle to explore what it really takes to survive, thrive.
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bold leaders thrive
Our Values
Our core values show up in everything we do, they’re not just slogans on our office walls.
Our approach to the transition to FCA supervision for professional services business is a great example:
We take our clients on a journey of improvement, to not just meet minimum compliance standards, but to harness compliance to improve efficiency of business operations and enable scalable growth. Our focus on improvement in data collection, analysis and reporting gets ahead of challenges.
‘The seminar was well presented and informative.’ FCA regulated business
We collaborate as a team, with our clients and wider professional services ecosystem to bring the very best outcomes for our clients and the wider industry. We know together we can get to where we're going faster and with greater ease.
‘This was superb’ FinCrime Expert
We don't just tell you the problems and no go areas, we start with a question. What are we trying to achieve? When we know where we are trying to get to or the problem to be solved, then we can look at the road blocks to be cleared and the risks to be mitigated. We then ask 'is it worth the risk and cost' Often the answer is 'yes' sometimes it's no. We help firms find the right commercial route for the desired outcomes.
‘I really enjoyed the FCA webinar yesterday – it was great!’ Law Firm Managing Director
We bring our enthusiasm to everything we do. We bring our passion, humour and candid approach to our consultancy, client relationships, our training and our presentations.
'They are always readily available to assist at short notice, expertly and kindly, with a sprinkle of humour.'
We show up to our clients and prospective clients and wider industry with a solid plan and a practical way through the uncertainty.
‘The webinar you put on was really good, so much sense and calmness in a period of uncertainty’ Risk Management Expert
We never scaremonger when it comes to compliance and risk. Yes there are challenges but there's a measured way through it. Compliance should be steady not panicked.
'I've always found your advice fair and pragmatic. We always work together to find solutions. I really like the comfort of having HiveRisk in my corner.'
Insights
Shaping smarter compliance through strategic, sector‑focused thinking.
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: A.I, Risk and Governance (with Peter Wright)
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: Companies House, The Risk Law Firms Can’t Ignore
What’s The Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: The Power of Automation – The Compliance Use Case
What’s The Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: Risk, policy, AI and the Art of the Possible
Rebranding Risk and De-Risking Marketing: A Smarter Model for Law
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: Law Society Conference Unofficial Debrief
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: A.I, Risk and Governance (with Peter Wright)
Most firms know they’re navigating A.I with uncertainty. They’ve got questions, concerns and a sense that the risks are real but unclear. In this episode
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast – The 5 Languages of AI: Navigating Governance in a Changing Regulatory Landscape (with Richard Dawson)
Recorded before a live studio audience at the Great Big Legal Offsite, Kate Burt and Nina Dayal are joined by special guest Richard Dawson, Strategic
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast – The Illusion of control: Are Regtech Platforms Making AML Feel Safer Than it is? (With Jonny Coleman)
Are RegTech Platforms Making AML Feel Safer Than It Actually Is? Controversial? Maybe – but a conversation that absolutely needs to be had. On this
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: The Realities of Running a Law Firm (with Natalie Foster)
In this episode of What’s The Buzz? HiveRisk founder Kate Burt is joined by Natalie Foster, founder of Inspire Legal Group. They dive into her
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast: What the actual heck SRA! Client Money Proposals (with Tom Blandford)
In this What’s The Buzz? Episode, HiveRisk founder Kate Burt is joined by Tom Blandford to discuss the potential implications of the SRA’s published proposals
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast – Personal Finance to Professional Risk: A Compliance Perspective (With Carla Hoppe)
In this episode of What’s the Buzz? HiveRisk founder Kate Burt is joined by Carla Hoppe of Wealthbrite to discuss the impact of financial
What’s the Buzz? The Official HiveRisk Podcast. Dirty Money Close to Home: AML Risks in our Communities (with Harriet Holmes)
Join Eloise Butterworth along with Harriet Holmes of Thirdfort as they discuss money laundering in our local communities in this episode of What’s the Buzz?
What’s the Buzz the Official HiveRisk Podcast: It Won’t Happen to Us – Fraud in Law Firms with Peter Taylor
Most people talk about fraud from the outside. Peter Taylor, ACFS has seen it from the inside. He’s interviewed the bad actors. He understands the tactics,
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Meet The Team
Meet the team at HiveRisk — a dedicated group of specialists driven by insight and integrity. Together, we bring clarity, confidence, and expert risk solutions to every client.
Kate Burt
Justine Westwell
Peter Hibbit
Eloise Butterworth
Tom Blandford
Jo Adongo
George Mizen
Gemma Wallis
Liam Mackintosh
Ailsa Smith
Peter Taylor
Nina Dayal
Colin Solomon
Tony Brown
Jason McKinney
Dan Burt
Awards
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