About
We have developed the third module in our Legal Aid Training series which provides a general introduction to Immigration & Asylum Legal Aid aimed at trainees, paralegals, junior lawyers and those that wish to refresh their knowledge in these areas.
It is an online self-study modular course online that you complete at your own pace, with external links for up to date information.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to working on Immigration & Asylum legal aid cases.
In this introductory module we cover:
Immigration Overview
- What is in Scope
- How is Work Divided Between Different Legal Aid Types
- Cases with Previous Legal Aid Advisors
- Compliance and LAA Auditing
Controlled Work: Starting it Right
- The Basics
- Signing Up a Client for Legal Help or Controlled Legal Representation
- Means – The Financial Eligibility Test
- Merits – The Two Tests
Running the Case Successfully Under Legal Aid
- Is it a Standard Fee Matter or an Hourly Rates Matter
- Standard Fees
- Time Recording and Attendance Notes
- Attending Home Office Interviews
- Getting Paid
Immigration Certificate Funding (Licensed Work)
- Immigration Certificate Funding (Licensed Work)
- CCMS Applications
- Merits Assessment
- Means Assessment
- Limitations on Funding Certificates
- Costs Risks
- High Costs Cases
- Inter Partes Costs
- Split Costs Orders
The Community Board notifies delegates of all official amendments/additions to the contract and supporting documents. Updates will be incorporated into the course, which will be kept under constant review.
Contributors
Matthew Davies, Deputy Managing Partner, Wilson Solicitors LLP
Jawaid Luqmani, Joint Head of Immigration & Head of Public Law, Luqmani Thompson
Should you have difficulties with the payment, please do contact our Head of Learning & Development Andrea Shumaker
We are going to design more modules, and are very happy to hear from you with feedback on how to improve this course and ideas for future course areas.
Subscribe
Introduction to Immigration & Asylum Legal Aid
Cost: £200 per person for LAPG members and £300 per person for non-members.
We are now accepting subscriptions and online payments through our Training Platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is entirely online and the content is self-paced. You can complete the course at your own pace as there are no live elements.
You will have access to the course for 12 months from the date you sign up. If you complete the course, you can continue to reference the material as you work through cases until your access expires.
If you sign up via Thinkific, you will access the course using the same details you entered when purchasing the course. Please make sure that you enter the correct details when purchasing the course. If you sign up with Andrea (andrea.shumaker@lapg.co.uk), she will create your account for you and provide you with a sign-in link. Moving forward you will need to log-in via Thinkific with your details to access the course.
The content of the Toolkit is kept in constant review and the updates/changes posted to the Community Board will be integrated into the Toolkit when necessary. There is a section in the Toolkit that tells you the last time the content was updated.
The course can be completed as quickly or as slowly as you wish. You can get through the content in a day or you can spread it out over a longer period of time, it is completely up to you!
We are unable to provide an invoice for transactions made on Thinkifc. If you need an invoice, please email andrea.shumaker@lapg.co.ukto arrange your booking. If you have already purchased through Thinkific and need an invoice, please email Andrea at the above email.