Managing a Civil Legal Aid Contract

Managing a Civil Legal Aid Contract Toolkit

This toolkit seeks to draw together basic information to enable practices to gain an overview of how their legal aid contract works, and will be particularly useful for those new to delivering legal aid. This resource can only be purchased as part of a bundle. You can click the 'Sign Up Here Button' to get started.

Topics Covered

1. Getting Started
2. Introduction to the Course
3. Contributors
4. Updates for Changes in Contract
5. **Content is Accurate as of 04/09/2024**
1. Some Key Changes Between the 2018 Civil Contract and the 2024 Civil Contract
1. Contracts Overview
1. Supervision
2. Offices
3. Remote Provision & Digital Signatures
4. Matter Starts
5. KPIs
6. Things You Need To Tell The LAA
7. Notices, Sanctions & Appeal Rights
1. Managing Casework
2. Regulations & Guidance
3. Means and Merits Testing
4. Types of Legal Aid Funding
5. Exceptional Case Funding
6. Eligibility Guidance
7. Delegated Functions
8. Appeals Against Refusal of Funding
1. Managing Billing
2. Regulations & Guidance
3. Legal Aid Billing Tips
4. CWA for Controlled Work
5. CCMS for Licensed Work
6. LAA Guidance On Billing With Counsel
7. Appeals
1. Lexcel and SQM
2. LAA Audits
3. Common Errors and How to Avoid Them
4. Peer Review
1. Sources of Support
2. LAPG
3. The Law Society
4. Resolution
5. The Immigration Lawyers Association (ILPA)
6. The Housing Lawyers Association (HLPA)
7. DG Legal