Which law firms need AML software?

Any practice carrying out work in the regulated sector under the Money Laundering Regulations — conveyancing and property work, company and trust formation, management of client money, and many corporate and private client transactions. Supervision typically sits with the SRA, the Law Society or the CLC depending on the firm.

Does JUSTE work inside Clio?

Yes. Screening starts from a Clio contact or matter, the contact's data flows in without re-keying, and the completed risk screening and inspection reports return to the Clio matter documents while the governed AML record stays in JUSTE.

How long can a straightforward onboarding take?

A straightforward low-risk onboarding can complete in around four minutes in the illustrative workflow shown on this page. Actual time depends on the client, screening results, identity checks and your firm's policy.

What should a law firm be able to evidence about its AML decisions?

A firm should be able to show the relevant risk assessment, policy context, staff training and acknowledgement, client or matter risk assessment, and the approvals and rationale behind key decisions. JUSTE is designed to retain that evidence as part of the workflow.

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Keep the matter moving without losing control of the AML decision.

JUSTE screens the client and matter first, applies your firm’s AML policy to determine what due diligence is required, and keeps the rationale, approvals and evidence together as the file progresses.

Fee earners can work inside defined guardrails. Higher-risk cases escalate when the policy requires it. Partners and the MLRO retain visibility without having to reconstruct the decision later.

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MATTER FILEManual✓ Policy rules applied

Residential conveyancingPurchase · intake by a designated fee earner

Low risk

Client risk screeningCompleteView

Identity verificationCompleteView

Additional source-of-funds evidenceNot required—

Inspection reportIssuedView

Returned to Clio matterSyncedOpen

Simplified due diligence applied under policy rule 2.1Total time 4 min 06 s

Illustrative view of a completed matter file.

What legal firms are up against

Legal AML has to work at matter speed and still leave a defensible trail.

The operational problem is familiar: the client is ready to proceed, but AML work sits across email, identity checks, spreadsheets and partner judgement. JUSTE brings the risk context, policy rules, evidence and approvals into the matter workflow so delegation does not mean losing sight of the decision.

The goal is not simply faster onboarding. It is proportionate onboarding with a clear record of why the matter followed the path it did.

Conveyancing — Buyer and seller risk assessed early, with source-of-funds work proportionate to the risk and transaction context.

Private client — Wills, probate, trusts and related work where familiarity with the client does not replace a documented AML decision.

Corporate — Entity structure, beneficial ownership, relevant individuals and the resulting risk decision retained together.

Client money — A clear record of the risk context, evidence considered and who approved the relevant decision.

Partner oversight — Firm-wide visibility into exceptions and escalations without manually reviewing every routine file.

Junior and temporary staff — Working inside the same approved policy guardrails as the rest of the firm.

In the matter, not beside it

Keep the matter in Clio. Keep the AML decision governed in JUSTE.

Start from the matter or contact

Launch the AML workflow from Clio so the client context carries into JUSTE without unnecessary re-keying.

Establish the risk context

JUSTE screens relevant risk factors and records the findings before the firm’s policy determines what additional diligence is required.

Your policy determines the path

The firm’s codified rules determine the checks, evidence, escalation and approvals required for the risk presented.

Reports return to the matter

Completed reports can return to the Clio matter while the governed AML record remains in JUSTE for supervision, review and evidence retention.

Not on Clio? JUSTE runs standalone, and an API is available for other practice management systems. See the Clio integration.

Partner and MLRO oversight

See how the AML decision was reached without relying on memory.

Delegating routine AML work does not remove the need for effective oversight. JUSTE keeps the policy context, exceptions, escalations and approvals visible so partners and the MLRO can supervise the system rather than reconstruct individual decisions afterwards.

Every decision carries the rule, the override, the reason and the approver

Escalation to the MLRO is triggered by policy, not by someone noticing

If a corner is cut, the record shows it as an isolated, attributable exception

Acknowledgement and training tracked per person, per policy version

One readiness score showing where the firm’s AML administration currently stands

Evidence retained and exportable without rebuilding the history from email and spreadsheets

In their words

A view from someone who has reviewed AML systems.

I am impressed. It's a very good system. I just wish everyone used this — it would make life so much easier.

Senior UK AML Supervisor

Questions

What legal firms ask first.

Which legal teams is JUSTE designed for?

JUSTE is designed for regulated legal work where the firm needs to screen clients and matters, apply a documented AML policy, evidence due diligence, manage escalation and retain oversight across the team.

Does it work inside Clio?

Yes. Screening starts from a Clio contact or matter, and completed reports return to the matter documents while the governed record stays in JUSTE. No platform swap and no re-keying.

Can support staff and junior fee earners run onboarding?

Designated staff members can carry out onboarding within the scope your firm allows. Codified policy guardrails determine when additional evidence, approval or escalation is required.

How is source of funds handled?

Proportionately and according to the firm’s policy. Where the risk or transaction context requires additional source-of-funds evidence, the workflow can request it, retain it and route the decision for the appropriate human review.

What should we be able to evidence about a matter?

The relevant risk assessment, the policy context applied, supporting checks and evidence, any exceptions or escalation, and who approved the final position. JUSTE is designed to retain that history as part of doing the work.

Put your next regulated matter through a governed AML workflow.

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