Registering a lawyer in goAML
The lawyer registers in the same way as all other reporting entities.
Registration must be completed in one of the following two ways, either as a law firm (1) or as an individual lawyer (2):
- Law firms register as legal persons (NB: You must be listed in the Bar Association directory) :
In tab 2. goAML Administrator, the email address must be provided (a second time) here:
Please review your request, enter the code, and submit your application:
2. Individual lawyers must register under their personal name (e.g., First name LAST NAME); the RCS Number to be entered is 0. The lawyer may indicate their commercial name (e.g., Law Office First name LAST NAME) in the designated field. (Note: You must be listed in the Bar Association directory).
In tab 2. goAML Administrator, the email address must be provided (a second time) here:
Please review your request, enter the code, and submit your application:
Note: A lawyer who is a partner in a legal entity and individually registered with the Bar may, if they wish, register both as a person authorized to communicate with the FIU on behalf of the legal entity and as an individual lawyer.
Under Article 7 of the Law of 12 November 2004 on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, any declaration made by a lawyer is forwarded by the Bar Association to the FIU.
Therefore, a declaration submitted by a lawyer must first be validated by the Bar before reaching the FIU.
The FIU, together with the Bar Association, has implemented a specific procedure for lawyers.
After the lawyer’s registration and validation by the FIU (the FIU will process your request as quickly as possible), the lawyer may encode the suspicious transaction report (STR).
Once the STR is completed, the lawyer saves it and informs the relevant Bar Association that a declaration has been encoded. The Bar then decides whether or not to forward the report to the FIU.
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