Legal basis: Article 4 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Legal Aid. The judicial administrative department of the State Council supervises and manages the national legal aid work. The judicial administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall supervise and administer the legal aid work within their respective administrative areas.
All china lawyers association and local lawyers' associations shall, in accordance with the articles of association of the lawyers' associations, assist in the legal aid work implemented in accordance with these regulations.