Access highly automated Legal Aid Civil Forms for all categories directly from the software. The CW, CIV APP, CIVMEANS and CIVCLAIM Forms as required by the Legal Aid Agency can be accessed directly from within a matter.
All forms are highly automated and can be generated at any stage of the case to merge relevant data.
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LEAP handles the billing complexities associated with Civil Fee Schemes. Depending on the Civil Category selected, the appropriate Fixed Fees and Hourly Rates will be populated.
Billing for all Civil Legal Aid types are completely automated and calculated instantly. The seamless integration to the accounts ledger allows Fee Earners and Support Staff to record all attendances, expenses and cost recoveries throughout the progress of the case to create a Legal Aid compliant claim.
The Family and Care Civil Billing Module is based on the Family Help and Care Proceedings Fee Scheme.
The module is completely automated to handle all the complicated Legal Aid Family and Care Fee Schemes including the Care Proceeding Graduated Fee scheme (CPGFS), the Private Family Law Representation Scheme (PFLRS) and the Family Advocacy Scheme (FAS).
Use the bolt on payment feature to capture additional fees to be claimed, such as Home Office interview fees, and case management reviews.
Automatic allocation of the fixed fees when that matter is recorded under the graduated fee scheme.
Automatic calculation of additional fees to be claimed for such adjourned hearing fees and remote travel.
Auto generation of appropraite fixed fee when invoicing your claim.
Capture every minute and record time for all Civil Billing activities including, Advocacy, Attendance, Attendance with Counsel, Preparation, Travel and Waiting, and fixed fee items such as letters and calls. All activities and cost recovery items can be recorded in the one.
Civil Rates and Charges populated for each Time Activity will depend on the Civil Category and the Billing Stage of the case.
LEAP will automatically populate the relevant Legal Aid rate for Expert Fees inline with the Legal Aid Agency standard fees.
Disbursements entered into the matter will be immediately available for billing and submitting to the Legal Aid Agency.
Civil and Family Legal Aid providers can generate the Monthly Civil Bulkload Spreadsheet within LEAP for Legal Help work/Controlled Work. The Bulkload Spreadsheet can then be electronically uploaded to the Contracted Work and Administration (CWA) digital billing service via the Legal Aid Agency Online Portal.
The Civil Bulkload Spreadsheet will automatically merge all data entered into a matter and auto-populate all required reporting fields for submission. Depending on the Claim Type selected, LEAP will display fields relevant to that Claim Type for upload to the CWA.
A summary of monthly submissions is available to keep on top of cash flow.
