--- title: Law Firms description: Free your partners and compliance team from manual CDD and EDD. Optimal KYC automates PEP, Sanctions and adverse media screening with a fully transparent, defensible audit trail. --- # [$ Optimal KYC Anti Money Laundering Customer Due Diligence & Enhanced Due Diligence tool](https://optimalkyc.com/?hsLang=en) [Log in](https://app.optimalkyc.com/login) [Open Account](https://app.optimalkyc.com/register) # Free your partners from client screening, not client relationships. Partners and compliance staff lose hours to Customer Due Diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence that could be spent on billable work. [Book a demo](https://optimalkyc.com/law-firms#enquiry-form) [Talk to us about a licence](https://optimalkyc.com/law-firms#enquiry-form) How it works ## From client name to audit-ready report Five steps, most of them handled for you — from entering a client's details to holding a report you can defend at audit. 1\. Add the client #### Enter their details Add the client's name, entity type and jurisdiction, then choose which checks to run. 2\. Traditional checks #### Lists checked in parallel UK, US, UN and EU Sanctions Lists, PEP databases and Companies House are checked instantly, side by side. 3\. AI reads the news #### Adverse media, matched correctly Our AI analyses news coverage for adverse media, matching articles to the right individual and filtering out unrelated namesakes. 4\. Risk level set #### CDD or EDD, automatically The due diligence level is set by what the checks reveal, mapped to Regulation 28(12) and (13) of the MLR 2017. 5\. Report produced #### Ready to evidence A transparent, audit-ready report is saved to the client's file, ready to share or produce on request. Optimal KYC runs PEP, Sanctions, Companies House and AI-assisted adverse media screening in minutes, with a fully transparent, defensible audit trail your MLRO can stand behind. **Hours back**Per client review returned to fee-earning work **9 checks**Sanctions, PEP, adverse media & more in one screening **Full trail**Evidence for every AML decision, ready for audit UK Sanctions List US Consolidated List (OFAC) UN Sanctions List EU Sanctions List Politically Exposed Persons Adverse Media Companies House Corruption Perceptions Index FATF One tool, every check that matters ## Traditional screening lists, plus AI that actually reads the news Optimal KYC automates the process of manually checking whether a customer or client is politically exposed, on a Sanctions or terrorist watchlist, or carries adverse media that would affect your decision to onboard or continue working with them. [Book a demo](https://optimalkyc.com/law-firms#enquiry-form) app.optimalkyc.co.uk/risk-assessment Optimal KYC risk assessment walkthroughClient Risk AssessmentClient DetailsRisk Assessment ChecksDue Diligence LevelReportSelect Due Diligence LevelBasicRun selected checksMatch or clear resultSummary risk levelSelect PlanStandardEverything in BasicDetailed risk reportSelect PlanEnhancedEverything in StandardEnhanced Due DiligenceFull article extractionAI confidence scoringSelect PlanBackCancelConfirmClient Risk AssessmentClient DetailsRisk Assessment ChecksDue Diligence LevelReportClient DetailsClient ReferenceCLI-0042Client TypeNewExistingForenamePriyaSurnameNairDate of Birth14/06/1984NationalityBritishCountry of ResidenceUnited KingdomI have consent from the client to perform this risk assessment.CancelNextClient Risk AssessmentClient DetailsRisk Assessment ChecksDue Diligence LevelReportBegin AML ScreeningUK Sanctions ListUS Consolidated Sanctions List (OFAC)UN Sanctions ListEU Sanctions ListPolitically Exposed Persons (PEP)Adverse MediaCompanies HouseCorruption Perceptions Index (CPI)Financial Action Task Force (FATF)CancelCarry Out CheckSave DraftRunning Screening ChecksStep 1 of 3Step 2 of 3Step 3 of 3Running selected checksRunning selected checksIn-depth analysisIn-depth analysisGenerating reportGenerating reportIf you navigate away, you will be notifiedwhen the report is ready. Inside the platform ## A workflow your MLRO will recognise The risk assessment is structured around Regulation 28(12) and (13) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 — Client Details, Risk Assessment Checks, Due Diligence Level, then a Report your compliance team can save and produce on demand. It's built to match how AML procedures already work, not to replace them. AI at work ## Watch the checks run in real time Behind the scenes, Optimal KYC runs your selected checks, then sets its AI to work analysing news articles for adverse media — the same 1–3 hour manual read condensed into a live progress screen you can watch complete. Navigate away and you'll be notified the moment the report is ready. app.optimalkyc.co.uk/reports/generating Optimal KYC report walkthroughClient Risk AssessmentClient DetailsRisk Assessment ChecksDue Diligence LevelReportSelect Due Diligence LevelBasicRun selected checksMatch or clear resultSummary risk levelSelect PlanStandardEverything in BasicDetailed risk reportSelect PlanEnhancedEverything in StandardEnhanced Due DiligenceFull article extractionAI confidence scoringSelect PlanBackCancelConfirmRunning Screening ChecksStep 3 of 3Running selected checksIn-depth analysisGenerating reportIf you navigate away, you will be notifiedwhen the report is ready.Screening complete — your report is ready.Risk Assessment ReportMedium RiskGet SupportDownload PDFAI Audit TrailExport as PDFScreening API11:18:35Screening request receivedScreening API11:18:35Investigation started for subjectUK SanctionsEU SanctionsUN SanctionsOFAC SanctionsPEPScreening API11:18:55Investigation completed: MATCHES\_FOUNDScreening API11:19:06Screening completed: MEDIUM\_RISKRisk assessments4 resultsRefClientRisk levelReportOK704Harbour TradingLowReadyOK703Priya NairMediumReadyOK702Marcus WebbHighReadyOK701Jordan EllisLowReadyEvidence PackageDownload Allofficer\_appointment\_1.pdfofficer\_appointment\_2.pdfAdverse Media FindingsGet SupportDownload PDF Efficiency without cutting corners ## Robust enough for your MLRO, fast enough for your partners A practice with growing AML resource still needs confidence that its CDD and EDD reporting will hold up to scrutiny — not just speed. Optimal KYC is built to satisfy both. Efficiency #### Redeploy time to billable work Adverse media review that could take a compliance officer 1–3 hours per client comes back in minutes, freeing partners and fee-earners from routine screening. Robustness #### Reporting your MLRO can trust Traditional Sanctions, PEP and Companies House checks are combined with AI-assisted adverse media analysis and a transparent, easy-to-explain audit trail — built to be defensible at audit, not just fast. Scale #### Pay as you go, or licence as you grow Start pay-as-you-go for lower volumes, or move to an annual licence billed monthly based on the number and depth of screenings you run — whichever fits your firm's growth. Governance #### Still a tool, not a decision engine Optimal KYC accelerates the searching, reviewing and assessing of risk. Your risk-based decisions, and accountability for them, stay exactly where they should — with your compliance function. Why trust the reporting ## Built by an MLRO who has sat where your compliance team sits Our founder has spent over a decade in regulated compliance roles, including as MLRO and Deputy MLRO, before building Optimal KYC to solve the exact bottleneck he experienced first-hand: adverse media review that consumed hours a compliance team didn't have. Matt Thurlby - ICA International Diploma in Anti Money Laundering - ICA Specialist Certificate in AI for Compliance Professionals - ICA Specialist Certificate in Conduct Risk - ICA Certificate in Anti Money Laundering - LIBF Certificate in Principles of Payments (CertPAY) Two ways to get started ## Try it pay-as-you-go, or talk to us about a company-wide licence Book a demo, set up an account, or talk to us about licensing. 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