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Why legal aid lawyers use Osprey
Gain the competitive edge by automating and streamlining processes.
One single platform
From initial enquiry to case completion, you’ll get your work done faster in Osprey’s complete legal aid software solution.
Accurate time management
Reduce errors and improve the profitability of your firm with fully integrated time recording that ensures accurate billing.
Specialised workflows
Automate tasks and streamline your workload with our pre-built, configurable workflows that are specifically built for various areas of law including family, immigration, and crime.
A centralised software solution for regulatory compliance
Osprey provides compliance features and dedicated workflows that help meet best practices and required criteria for all legal aid cases. The software solution centralises all your compliance tasks and procedures into one fully integrated platform helping to digitise the risk and compliance tasks that are usually managed manually so you can reduce the risk and cost of staying complaint. Osprey provides you with the time management, billing and reporting tools that ensure your up to date and meeting Legal Aid Agency requirements.
Maximise fee earner time on legal aid cases
We know the importance of maximising fee earner time when working on legal aid cases and Osprey provides an integrated, centralised platform to manage your cases from initial enquiry to completion. Reduce the manual administration involved in legal aid cases and standardise processes to maximise efficiency all from within Osprey. Create and manage documents and forms, accurately time record, automate billing processes, easily manage clients and implement workflow automations to improve the quality of your legal services whilst positively impacting your profitability.
Practice area specific workflows and apps
Improve productivity and stay hyper-focused on the task at hand using our specialised workflows and apps. Osprey includes practice area specific workflows that are designed to take you through all case activities from file opening to file closing, and everything in between. Specifically designed by our in-house legal experts, to meet the requirements of legal aid criminal, family, immigration, and mental health case. Plus, the dedicated crime and family apps provide all the features and data you need to complete legal aid cases so you can maximise productivity, from anywhere, on any device.
Legal aid software key features:
Access to legal aid forms
Osprey includes a variety of legal aid forms which are included in the practice area specific workflows where necessary and Osprey is integrated with Lexis Smart Forms which gives firms access to over 4,000 forms.
Compliance tools
The solution includes an array of features, functionality, and reports that help you firm meet LAA requirements and guidelines, including many other accreditations and legislations.
Integrated time recording
Easily keep track of your time with fully integrated time recording that makes billing more accurate and streamlined. Remuneration rates are stored within Osprey and kept up to date in line with the LAA.
Automated workflows
Reduce manual administration and improve the efficiency of your legal aid case management with the Osprey specialised and configurable workflows.
Police Station work
Police station fixed fee rates are stored in Osprey so you easily record and invoice for police station work.
Crime bulk upload for LAA
Easily generate the monthly bulk upload spreadsheet to submit with the LAA and Osprey enables automatic postings of bills and receipts to the ledger. Forms such as CRM6, CRM7 and CRM 11 can also be created within Osprey.
- What is legal aid software?
Legal aid software helps you to effectively manage your legal aid cases so you can deliver excellent quality client service whilst maximising efficiencies for firm-wide profitability. Case management software, built with legal aid matters in mind, ensure you can effectively record your time, automate tasks where possible and offer client-focused features. The Osprey solution includes features such as: document production, time recording, automated workflows, web portal, contact management and legal accounting. Find out more about the full solution.
- Is Osprey suitable for my firm?
Osprey provides a wide variety of customisable and configurable features and workflows, so your firm has the freedom to practice in a way that suits you. Suitable to any area of law or any size practice, Osprey provides core and advanced practice and case management software features that help you provide an efficient and top-quality service to your clients that positively affects your bottom-line.
All firms can greatly benefit from also taking advantage of the compliance and reporting features to reduce risk, monitor performance and stay compliant.
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