If you want to find out how to apply for a Legal Aid Contract, then we can provide expert advice and assistance to firms needing support with tendering for public contracts.
Free Initial Discussion And Quote
For a free initial discussion and for a no-obligation quote, please call us on 0330 133 8783 or email [email protected].
Whether you are just setting up on your own, as a team or have an existing firm, we can help. We’ll save you time, money and effort researching online and reading conflicting information.
Contracts for Legal Aid cover the following areas:
- Claims against public authorities
- Clinical Negligence Legal Aid
- Criminal
- Community Care
- Education
- Family
- Family Mediation
- Housing & debt
- Immigration & Asylum
- Mental Health
- Public Law
- Telephone Advice
We can help you obtain a Legal Aid Authority (LAA) civil or criminal contract and obtain the relevant quality standard (Specialist Quality Mark or Lexcel).
We have specialist consultants who have years of experience in preparing applications for LAA contracts.
Contracts And Tendering
If your firm wants to offer legal aid services, you’ll need to bid for a contract from the LAA. The LAA is responsible for commissioning and administering legal aid services.
There is a range of legal aid contracts for different types of work. The LAA mainly holds tenders for each type of legal aid service every three to four years as they can’t be extended.
The Information For Applicants (IFA) document for each tender explains the criteria the LAA will use to assess tenders and award contracts.
To be eligible to apply, you may need to hold a relevant quality standard such as the Specialist Quality Mark or Lexcel amongst other specific criteria. Our experienced consultants can advise you on what is specifically needed and take the worry off your hands even if you are a newly set up firm.
We can also help if you are setting up a law firm and looking for a LA contract. As experts in both, we are able to combine both of these services for you at the same time.
We can help write your office manual, make an application for the relevant quality accreditation, be onsite for your audit and then draft your tender. We have consultants who have previously worked in-house at law firms and at the LSC(LAA).
Appeals
If your tender is unsuccessful, you can only appeal if you think the LAA made a mistake in its assessment. Details of how to appeal are included in the IFA.
We may also be able to help organisations that have been unsuccessful in their tender by lodging an appeal against LAA decision.
Contracts
If you’re successful, you’ll be awarded a contract to deliver legal aid services. The terms of the service that you must provide and how you’ll be paid will be set out in the contract.
Why Choose Us?
We specialise in helping law firms and have consultants who have worked for legal aid providers as well as the LAA directly.
We provide fixed fees and transparent pricing and can assist wherever you are based.
How To Get In Contact
As specialists in the legal industry, we can assist you wherever you are based. To learn more about how we can help you, then contact us today for a free initial discussion, please call us on 0330 133 8783 or email [email protected].
