Legal Aid Grants Online update

16/06/2009

**Grants Online video tour **

Legal Aid NSW has now developed an online video tour to help barristers to become more comfortable with Grants Online. The tour focuses on the basic information that users need to perform tasks in Grants Online.ï¿½ Read moreâ¦ ï¿½

Invoices and claims

Grants Online employs the concepts of pro forma invoices and claims in relation to professional fees and disbursements.ï¿½ For an explanation of these concepts and of how they relate to the practitioner's tax invoice, click here.

Invoices for counsel's fees

Barristers who are registered to use Grants Online will soon be able to have their pro forma invoices for fees electronically reassigned to them by their instructing solicitor.ï¿½ This will allow the barrister to submit their claim for fees directly to Legal Aid NSW using Grants Online.ï¿½ Read moreâ¦ï¿½ Trial Information Forms (TIFs)

Solicitors are responsible for lodging trial information electronically for both themselves and counsel.ï¿½ You are welcome to provide any further information by contacting the Grants Division. ** Receiving notification of a grant of aid**

You can receive a copy of the client's legal aid grant letter by requesting your instructing solicitor to forward it to you or by asking the Grants Division to email it to you. ** Grants Division contacts**

To see a list of key contacts in the Grants Division of Legal Aid NSW, click here.ï¿½ You can contact any of these people if you have queries about legal aid applications, grants of legal aid or payments.ï¿½

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