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LAG Training Course – 16 October

Managing 2018 Civil and Family Legal Aid Contracts

London, 1.30pm – 5.15pm, Monday 16 October, 3 hours CPD. Commercial fee: £125 + VAT; Standard Fee : £115 +VAT. Trainer: Vicky Ling

The LAA aims to start new contracts on 1 September 2018. This LAG course will cover what you need to do to submit a successful tender. It will also consider the 2018 civil and family contract, focusing on the new requirements to ensure you understand them and don’t get tripped up. We will look at topical issues in legal aid funding and the LAA’s evidence requirements to ensure that you pass LAA audits.

The course offers practical guidance and support. Legal aid expert, and editor of the LAG Legal Aid Handbook Vicky Ling, will lead a practical and interactive course that aims to empower legal aid practitioners, helping them obtain contracts for 2018 and manage the difficult times ahead in the ever changing world of civil legal aid.

Free copy of the LAG Legal Aid Handbook 2017/18 for delegates!*

The course covers:

• The timetable

• LAA fitness and quality standards

• Dealing with the questions on the Bravo tender portal

• Submitting a bid successfully

• Issues to be aware of in the 2018 contract

• Supervisor and office requirements

• The countdown to contract verification

• Issues arising from LAA audits and contract manager visits

Please note that the course will not cover the specifics of Immigration bids or price competitive bids in any detail. 

Book at the LAG website

Download a booking form.

*See www.lag.org.uk for terms and conditions.

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Upcoming training – with free books!

Our publisher LAG is running training courses by two of the Handbook’s editors as part of its autumn training programme.

Vicky Ling is delivering “Managing Civil Legal Aid Contracts” in London on 15 September. Participants get a free copy of the Handbook. More details here.

Anthony Edwards is embarking on a national tour speaking on criminal costs. Participants get a free copy of our sister publication, Anthony’s book (with Colin Beaumont) Criminal Costs. More details, including dates and venues, here.

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