Legal Aid Civil - Creating a New Cost Recovery in LEAP Web

19/02/2025
Knowledge

How To

To record a new cost recovery to your matter, follow the steps below:

Click on the Office Accounting, then click Cost Recoveries.
Click the New Billable Items button.
Enter the Date that is applicable to when the cost recovery was incurred.
Select the Billing stage from the drop-down list.
Select the appropriate Activity rate.
Select the relevant Activity.
Enter a Billing description and number of Units or Amount, e.g. for Mileage enter the number of miles into the Units field, for other items such as Parking, enter the Amount.
To record multiple cost recoveries, click New Item and repeat steps 7 and 8.
When completed click Save & Close.

Click to edit heading

If you have previously recorded time, fee, or cost recovery items onto the matter, the billing stage and activity rate will auto complete upon opening this form.

Click on the Office Accounting, then click Cost Recoveries to open the tab.
Click the dropdown button for New Billable Items and click either Counsel Fee or Expert Fee.
Counsel Fee
1. Enter the Billing Stage, Date, Staff, Billing description and Amount Each.
2. Click Save & Close.
Expert Fee
1. Enter the appropriate Billing stage, Date, Billing description, Staff, Expert group, Expert type and Quantity.
2. Click Save & Close.