Who we are
At McArthur Atkinson, we provide clear, commercial legal regulatory, risk, and compliance advice to leading UK and international law firms.
With a wealth of experience in the legal and regulatory field, we help clients navigate complex challenges with precision and assurance. Our advice is always practical, proportionate, and grounded in a collaborative approach that reflects the realities of legal practice. Clarity, commerciality, and partnership underpin everything we do.
Meet Rebecca Atkinson
Founder, McArthur Atkinson
Rebecca is a highly experienced legal and compliance professional, having served as General Counsel, Compliance Officer for Legal Practice, Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Data Protection Officer.
She is a Barrister (unregistered) and Solicitor of England and Wales, and a New York Attorney.
Rebecca has authored three Law Society books—Assessing and Addressing Risk and Compliance in Your Law Firm (2020), Financial Crime: A Compliance Manual (2021), and Risk and Compliance Q&A (2022). She also writes regularly for compliance publications, edits key chapters for Cordery on Legal Services, and contributes Practice Notes for Practical Law.
She’s an active voice in the legal community, sitting on the Law Society’s Legal Compliance Bulletin Board and Regulatory Processes Committee, as well as compliance boards for Practical Law and Birmingham Law Society.
Values
Clarity
Clarity is not just an outcome—it’s a principle we apply to every part of our work. From the way we analyse complex legal risks to how we present our advice, we aim to simplify without losing substance. Our communications are precise, concise, and actionable. Whether in an email, an advice note or a report, we remove ambiguity—so you can focus on decision-making, not decoding.
Commerciality
We ensure that our advice is commercially savvy for your business, ensuring that the advised actions are proportionate to the risks at hand and achieve what is required from a legal and regulatory perspective. We focus on what matters, cutting through complexity to deliver solutions that support your broader strategic and commercial goals.
Partnership
We are not external observers. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients and their legal teams. We invest the time to understand your priorities, pressures, and internal dynamics. Our aim is not just to advise, but to support—to be a trusted sounding board and provide actionable insight when the stakes are high and the issues are live.
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