 Family & Care fixed Fee rates are determined by Case Stage Level entered into the Legal Aid Matter Details for each matter. |
You can now use a fixed fee to bill Legal Aid - Family & Care matters.
- Open the matter.
- Open the Time & Fees tab.
- Ensure all times, fees and cost recoveries have been entered for the matter.
- Click New Invoice.
- Fill in the Pre-billing information on the pre-billing form that appears.
- When the invoice screen appears ensure the date is within the month of the submission it is to be included in.
- Set the status to Final - Printed/Sent
- Select the relevant Controlled Work billing form from the Word drop down icon.
- Save and close the invoice screen
Family & Care pre-billing form
A Pre-Billing form will display additional information regarding the Fixed Fee. The Pre-Billing form will calculate the claim costs.
Invoice claim costs are calculated by adding the following figures (including tax)
- Family & Care Fixed Fee
- Counsel Fees.
Where the invoice is exceptional the Claim Costs are calculated by adding the following figures (including tax)
- Profit Costs
- Travel Costs
- Waiting Costs
- Counsel Fees. '
 All Family & Care Fixed Fees being invoiced will be scaled down to £0.00 on the invoice. |
Submitting you monthly Bulk Load spreadsheet
- Ensure you have billed all items you want to appear on this month's submission.
- Select the Office Accounting tab > Legal Aid Submission.
- Select Submission type, the month and year that you wish to submit.
- Once complete, click Create Submission.
- Submit to the Legal Aid Agency through the Legal Aid portal.
- Ensure you select Mark as Submitted in LEAP.
 We recommend that you create a matter called Legal Aid Submissions to save your monthly submissions to. Use the Save & Close button in excel to save to the matter. |
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