First, the way of free legal advice
Free legal consultation mainly includes on-site consultation, telephone consultation and online consultation.
1, on-site consultation
Go directly to law firms, legal aid agencies and judicial departments for consultation.
Benefits of free legal consultation: Face-to-face communication with legal workers helps to sort out problems and get reasonable solutions.
Inconvenience: it is impossible to get a solution in the shortest time. It takes a lot of time to go to the above-mentioned units, and some law firms have started charging (200-500 hours).
Suggestion: It is more efficient to consult a lawyer in a law firm.
2. Telephone consultation
Call lawyers and legal hotlines directly for consultation.
Benefits: a phone call is enough, which is more convenient and timely.
Inconvenience: the telephone number is hard to find, and there is basically no fixed free hotline.
Suggestion: Call a local lawyer to get a high-quality solution. If you need to entrust a lawyer, you can also consult the agency fee.
3. Online consultation
Log on to a special legal website to post online consultation.
Advantages: there are many legal websites, convenient and quick consultation, and many choices (online publishing consultation, online chat tools, etc.). ).
Inconvenience: You need a computer with Internet access and know how to operate it.
Second, the conditions for applying for legal aid.
1. People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens who meet the following conditions can apply for legal aid:
(1) There are sufficient reasons to prove that it is necessary to help safeguard its legitimate rights and interests;
(2) unable or completely unable to pay legal service fees due to economic difficulties (the standards for citizens' financial difficulties shall be implemented by all localities with reference to the provisions of local government departments).
2, blind, deaf, dumb and minors as criminal defendants or criminal suspects, did not entrust a defense lawyer, should get legal aid.
3. Other disabled and elderly people who are criminal defendants or criminal suspects and are unable to hire defense lawyers due to financial difficulties can obtain legal aid.
4. If a criminal defendant who may be sentenced to death fails to entrust a defense lawyer, he shall obtain legal aid.
5. In criminal cases, if the defendant of foreign nationality has not entrusted a defender and the people's court appoints a lawyer to defend him, he can get legal aid.
6. Applicants for legal aid who have been examined and approved, or criminal defendants and suspects who meet the requirements and accept the designation of the people's court are recipients.