Legal Aid

Vicky Ling is a leading consultant providing support to firms in relation to all aspects of legal aid including:

• guidance on all aspects of legal aid contracts
• advice on all legal aid compliance issues – reassurance if you are doing it right, effective and timely corrective action if things have gone wrong
• help to identify problem areas and take corrective action
• help to repair your relationship with the Legal Aid Agency if it has become strained
• strategic and practical advice on novation of contracts and mergers.

Bidding for Legal Aid Contracts

Vicky has helped hundreds of legal aid practitioners to bid successfully for legal aid contracts.

Legal Aid Appeals

We provide advice on appealing poor audit results, including peer review, SQM and contract compliance.

We provide advice and drafting of appeals against Legal Aid Agency decisions, including:

• contract manager visits
• reductions and nil assessments of costs
• contract notices
• contract terminations.

We also offer representation at Contract Review Body appeal hearings.