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Paddy Oliver

Lawyer | Management Consultant | Director | Management Consulting

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Hi, I'm Paddy Oliver. Assisting Law Firms with Management | Solving Compliance & AML problems

Paddy Oliver's Bio:

Paddy Oliver's Experience:

• Director, Legal Risk at SSAMM Management Consulting

  January 2006 - June 2011

  Head of the Melbourne office of SSAMM Business Management Consultants. Risk & Compliance consultant to banks, financial services organisations, public sector bodies, law firms. Risk Management Assisting clients undertake risk management assessments (ISO31000) and then build risk management frameworks. Compliance Carried out compliance assessments using Compliance Standard AS3806:2006. Assisted clients build compliance frameworks. Build the compliance obligations register for a Big 4 Bank. Credit & Financial Services Licences Advised on the Australian Credit Licence applications. Assisted financial services organisations gain and keep Australian Financial Services Licences. AML/CTF & Sanctions Advised on the Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, 2006 obligation and implemenation for banks, insurers, financial services organisations. Carried out Independent AML/CTF Program Reviews. Undertook an AUSTRAC Enforceable Undertaking Independent Review. Assisted a remittance provider under an AUSTRAC Remedial Direction. Conference Speaking AML/CFT and its application to the legal profession at the 2008 Conference of Regulatory Officers (Legal Regulators). Institute of Internal Auditors AML/CTF Seminar

• Senior Consultant at Alexander Forbes Professions (Lockton)

  September 2003 - June 2005

  Advised UK & Ireland law firms and senior law firm leaders on strategy, risk management, legal regulation, practice management, anti money laundering. Assisted with the writing and presentation of the Hong Kong Law Society Risk Management Education program. Worked with law firms and law firm leaders to implement the Lexcel Practice Management system and ISO9000. Helped law firms who were having insurance problems obtain professional indemnity insurance. Undertook detailed risk management and practice management reviews and audits of law firms. Subject matter expert on the application of UK & Irish Anti-Money Laundering laws to law firms. Assisted law firms design and implement AML systems and procedures. Keynote speaker on AML, risk management, practice management. Lead consulting teams.

• Senior Solicitor at White McMillan Solicitors

  October 1998 - June 2001

  An associate solicitor at White McMillan Commercial Litigation Solicitor Advised corporate and commercial clients on litigation in the following dispute areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency Commercial disputes Banking disputes Professional negligence

• Solicitor at Mason Hayes+Curran

  November 1997 - October 1998

• Managing Director - Founder at Lexcel Consulting

  October 2009

  Law Firm Advisory Lexcel works with lawyers and law firms to find solutions to improve management and profitability. Core Services: Strategy and strategic advice; pricing legal services; value pricing for law firms; practice management; legal project management; building management systems; incorporated legal practice; advice for legal practitioner directors; law firm governance; risk management; risk auditing; law firm set up; building the firm for a sale; CPD workshops. Core focus: Partners; Incorporated Legal Practice owners; Legal Practitioner Directors; CEOs; COOs; CFOs; Practice Managers; Education & Training managers; legal insurers; legal regulators. Core Team Paddy Oliver Anti-Money Laundering Advisory Lexcel works to assist reporting entities to keep their reputation by advising on the AML/CTF Act, 2006 and its implementation. Core Services Independent AML/CTF Program Reviews; Authorised AUSTRAC External Auditor; AML/CTF Act & Rules advice for reporting entities; AMLCO assistance; AML program build, refine, remediation; response to AUSTRAC enforcement action; suspicious matter reporting requirements. Core Focus Anti-Money Compliance Officers; MLROs; Compliance Officers; General Managers; Risk Officers Core Team Paddy Oliver and selected other AML subject matter experts. Risk & Compliance Advisory Lexcel works with organisations to assist build robust risk and compliance frameworks. Also, to ensure that business as usual risk and compliance meets business needs. Core Services Risk management frameworks; risk assessment; compliance frameworks; compliance standards reviews against AS3806:2006; AFSL responsible manager; ACL responsible manager. Core focus: General Managers; Chief Risk Officers; Chief Compliance Officers; Risk managers; Compliance managers. Core Team Paddy Oliver and selected other Risk & Compliance subject matter experts.

• Director & Board Member at Travellers Aid Australia

  October 2014

  A Director & Board Member of Travellers Aid Australia. I also sit on the Finance & Risk Committee

• Member - Finance & Risk Committee at Travellers Aid Australia

  June 2013

• Member - Disruptive Innovation Working Group at Law Institute of Victoria

  2013

• Board Member - Australasian Chapter at ACAMS

  July 2010

  Co- Communications Directors on the ACAMS Australasian Board

• Member - Practice Support Committee at Law Institute of Victoria

  June 2010

  Member of the Law Institute of Victoria Practice Support Committee. This Committee assist the LIV provide practice management support to Law Firms in Victoria.

Paddy Oliver's Education:

• Australian Institute of Company Directors

  2013 – 2013
  Graduate Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

• University of Ulster Business School

  2002 – 2003
  MBA

• School of Law, Trinity College Dublin

  1990 – 1993
  M.Litt
  Concentration: Legal Research

• School of Law, Trinity College Dublin

  1986 – 1990
  LL.B.
  Concentration: Law

• Nottingham Law School

  2004 – -
  Train the Trainer

• Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution

  1999 – -
  Mediator

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