Description
Duration: 6 weeks plus final examination
The Feeing Course provides a practical introduction to the principles and procedures involved in preparing legal fees within a Scottish legal practice. Designed for legal support staff, administrators, cashroom personnel, and those seeking to broaden their understanding of legal finance, the course focuses on the skills required to accurately assess and charge fees in accordance with professional standards.
Students will explore the purpose of feeing, the importance of maintaining accurate and comprehensive files, the role of Terms of Business letters, and the Law Society of Scotland regulations relating to the charging of fees. Through practical examples and applied learning, participants will gain the knowledge needed to confidently review and fee legal files while recognising omissions or information gaps that may affect billing.
Course Aims
By completing this course, students will:
- Understand the purpose and importance of feeing within a legal practice.
- Appreciate the role of accurate and well-maintained client files in the feeing process.
- Develop an understanding of Terms of Business letters and their significance in fee charging.
- Gain knowledge of the Law Society of Scotland rules relating to feeing and professional charges.
- Learn how to calculate and prepare fees based on work undertaken and information recorded on file.
- Build confidence in reviewing files for completeness and billing accuracy.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Explain the key principles and objectives of legal feeing.
- Interpret information contained within client files to support accurate fee calculations.
- Understand the importance of Terms of Business letters in the feeing process.
- Apply relevant Law Society of Scotland guidance and rules when charging fees.
- Fee a properly maintained legal file at the appropriate rate.
- Identify missing information, recording deficiencies, or issues that may affect the accuracy of a fee account.
- Contribute effectively to a firm’s billing and financial administration processes.
Please Note: This course does not cover Legal Aid work.
This course is ideal for legal secretaries, administrators, cashroom staff, paralegals, trainees, and anyone involved in legal billing who wishes to develop a practical understanding of feeing procedures within a Scottish legal practice.
