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Getting Started With Your New LAA Crime Contract Course
Getting Started With Your New LAA Crime Contract Course
Getting Started With Your New LAA Crime Contract Course
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Getting Started With Your New LAA Crime Contract Course

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Highlights

  • Delivered Online

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

  • All levels

Description

This session will equip you with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to meet legal aid contractual obligations from the start of your new Crime Contract. In this course we will cover:

  • Contract structure and key obligations

  • Office and supervision standards

  • Duty solicitor accreditation and rota rules

  • Use of agents and designated fee earners; and instructing advocates

  • Digital compliance

  • Managing audits, KPIs, and contract variations – including the initial Contract Manager visit which usually takes place within 3 months or so of the Contract start date

  • Legal Aid Applications and Billing

  • Where to find all the relevant guidance and useful LAA contact information.

Target Audience

This practical session is tailored for legal professionals, practice managers, and support staff who have recently entered into the 2025 LAA Crime Contract. It is ideal for anyone responsible for delivering legal aid services or ensuring contract compliance within their organisation.

Resources

Course notes will be provided to all delegates which may be useful for ongoing reference or cascade training.

Please note a recording of the course will not be made available.

Speaker
Steve Keeling, Consultant, DG Legal

Steve joined DG Legal after leaving the Legal Aid Agency in August 2016. In his 17 years at the LAA, he worked in the audit team as both auditor and manager and was a Contract Manager for several years.

Steve is also a certified SQM auditor and undertakes audits on behalf of Recognising Excellence as well as running training sessions for the SQM Audit Team periodically.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Will I receive a Zoom link before the event?

    Yes, prior to the event a link will be sent to the email address used to register for the course so please ensure the delegate details are correct.

    You may also wish to save the domain @system.cademy.io as a safe sender to avoid emails containing access details and handouts from being diverted to junk/spam folders.

  • Will I be able to view a recording of this Course after the event?

    No, a recording will not be made available.

  • Can I record the training session?

    No, recording the training session is not allowed.  If you attempt to record the session or are found to be recording the event, you may be removed from the session and you will not be eligible for a refund.

  • Do you provide a certificate of attendance?

    For our Premier Training courses, please email us at teamadmin@dglegal.co.uk after the event if you require a certificate of attendance.

  • Will you provide a copy of the slides?

    The slides will be distributed by email after the event.

    You may also wish to save the domain @system.cademy.io as a safe sender to avoid emails containing access details and handouts from being diverted to junk/spam folders.

  • Are there any accompanying notes?

    Yes and these will be distributed by email after the event.

    You may also wish to save the domain @system.cademy.io as a safe sender to avoid emails containing access details and handouts from being diverted to junk/spam folders.

  • Terms and Conditions
    1. Bookings may only be cancelled by written notice received by us not less than 10 working days before the date of the course.  We cannot accept cancellations by telephone.  The delegate fee will be credited to you less an administration charge of £25 + VAT per delegate booking that is cancelled. Refunds of delegate fees for late cancellations (i.e. cancellations received by us less than 10 working days before the date of the course) will not be refunded.  Failure to attend the course will constitute late cancellation and payment will still be due or forfeit if already paid. 
    2. You may notify us of a substitute delegate at any stage, without charge.  
    3. DG Legal reserves the right to vary or cancel a course where the occasion necessitates.   We will refund any payment made in respect of a cancelled course but otherwise do not accept any liability for a course not taking place.

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About The Provider

DG Legal
DG Legal
Loughborough
Established in 2000, DG Legal is the largest provider of strategic and compliance services operating in England and Wales. Our strategy is to recruit and retain only leading consultants in their respective fields of expertise. Each member of the team has either worked for or pro...
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