Access to Legal Aid Online (LAOL) will be unavailable Friday 3 January from 5.30pm until 8am on Saturday 4 January for essential maintenance and upgrades.
Vacancies
Vacancy: Solicitor
13 December 2024
Seeking a Solicitor (fixed-term, six-months, part time) to provide legal support to individuals in police custody. Deadline for applications 9 January 2025.
Civil
LAOL: webinars to support implementation of Start and Stop times
5 December 2024
Webinars have been arranged to support the implementation on 17 December of Start and Stop times on Legal Aid Online for Civil and Children’s accounts
General
Festive opening hours and payment arrangements
4 December 2024
Our opening hours for Christmas & New Year 2024, solicitor payment arrangements & emergency helpline for civil, children’s & criminal business that cannot wait.
All solicitor updates
Reminder: Option to submit interim claims for fees and outlays prior to conclusion of cases/completion of proceedings for all aid types
29 November 2024
This update offers guidance and support for submitting interim claims for fees and outlays prior to the conclusion of cases/completion of the proceedings
General
St Andrew’s Day closure, payment arrangements and emergency Helplines
25 November 2024
We are closed Monday 2 December with payment dates running Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4, plus emergency numbers for civil, criminal & children's business.
Vacancies
Subject Specialists wanted for Moderation Committee
11 November 2024
Looking for Scottish based specialists experienced in housing, money and debt, or welfare benefits to join our committee.
Vacancies
Quality Assurance members wanted for Moderation Committee
11 November 2024
Looking for people with a background in quality assurance or audit to join our committee and guide agencies with debt, welfare benefits and housing advice.
General
Annual report 2023-24: More help delivered and payments increase – but justice-wide collaboration needed to reform system
6 November 2024
Our 2023-24 annual report published today shows the cost of legal assistance was £151m and funded 176,000 grants in civil, criminal & children’s matters.
Criminal
New format to reference for Police Scotland voluntary interviews
1 November 2024
A new format will be used for the police station custody reference number given for voluntary interviews taking place from Monday 4 November.
