Due diligence that stands up to scrutiny. SRA-ready.
Tamper-proof, domain-verified references for a profession built on trust. Meet SRA requirements with confidence.
In a profession where trust is the product, hiring due diligence can't rely on documents that are trivially forgeable.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority expects firms to carry out thorough due diligence on new hires. A traditional reference letter on headed paper doesn't prove its own authenticity. If the SRA asks how you verified a hire's background, “we received a PDF” isn't a strong answer.
Hiring someone with fabricated credentials can lead to regulatory action, client harm, and serious damage to the firm's reputation. In the legal sector, these consequences are amplified because clients entrust you with sensitive matters based on your people.
Lateral hires are common in law. When a solicitor joins from another firm, you need to know their reference is genuine. Traditional methods leave room for doubt, and calling the previous firm's HR can take weeks.
Every reference is tied to the issuing firm's domain. You can independently confirm it came from that organisation without picking up the phone.
If a single character is changed, verification fails. The integrity of the document is guaranteed, and that guarantee is independently checkable by anyone.
Demonstrate to the SRA or other regulators that references were verified properly. Every check is independently confirmable and timestamped.
A solicitor applies to join your firm from a competitor. As part of the standard offer process, they provide a RefPassport reference from their current employer. Your HR team clicks the verification link and confirms in seconds that the reference is genuine, issued by the other firm's verified domain, and hasn't been altered.
When the SRA reviews your recruitment processes, you can show a clear, auditable record. Each reference links back to the issuing firm's domain. There's no ambiguity about whether it's real, and no reliance on “we called them and they confirmed it over the phone.”
When a solicitor leaves your firm, issue them a RefPassport reference. It takes the same effort as writing a traditional reference letter, but the output is a tamper-proof document tied to your firm's domain. Your former colleague gets a portable reference they can reuse, and you stop receiving verification calls about them years down the line.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority expects firms to carry out thorough due diligence when hiring. RefPassport provides cryptographically signed, domain-verified references that give you independently confirmable proof that a reference is genuine. When the SRA asks about your recruitment processes, you can demonstrate a verifiable audit trail rather than relying on phone confirmations or unverifiable PDFs.
When a solicitor joins from another firm, they share their RefPassport reference link. Your HR team verifies it in seconds, confirming the reference was genuinely issued by the other firm's verified domain and hasn't been altered. No need to wait weeks for the previous firm's HR department to respond to an email.
Yes. When a solicitor leaves your firm, you issue them a RefPassport reference just as you would write a traditional reference letter. The difference is that it's cryptographically signed and tied to your firm's domain. Your former colleague gets a portable reference they can reuse, and you stop receiving verification calls about them.
Yes. RefPassport works for firms of any size. The Enterprise plan includes HRIS integrations, API access, SSO, and unlimited team members. For large firms with high staff turnover, the ability to automate reference issuance through your HRIS can save significant administrative time.
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