Shieldpay | Escrow and Paying Agent Handbook

To close significant corporate and commercial legal transactions, legal teams often bear the responsibility of managing deal payments. However, this financial aspect is far from simple, often entailing manual processes that impose time and risk burdens on lawyers. With the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) tightening its grip on the use of client accounts, law firms are now more than ever looking to partner with trusted payments providers to support on these transactions.

This is where paying agents and escrow providers come into play, serving as essential allies for law firms navigating intricate transactions. Typically, these transactions are not only significant in value but also expansive in scale, involving numerous payees. Such complexity amplifies risk. This can result in misallocated funds and regulatory breaches, for example, underscoring the need for a diligent and reliable payments partner.

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about escrow and paying agent services and how to engage with providers. Over the course of the book, you will gain a fundamental understanding of what they are, how they work, when to use them, some of the alternatives to consider and a few pointers on how to assess vendors.

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