Legal aid is a system established by the state to provide free legal advice, agency, criminal defense and other legal services for citizens with financial difficulties and other parties who meet legal conditions. It is an integral part of the public legal service system.
Legal aid institutions may organize legal aid personnel to provide the following forms of legal aid services according to law:
1, legal advice;
2. Drafting legal documents;
3. Criminal defense and representation;
5. Legal assistance from the lawyer on duty;
6. Labor dispute mediation and arbitration institutions;
7 other forms stipulated by laws, regulations and rules.
laws and regulations
People's Republic of China (PRC) legal aid law
Article 5? The judicial administrative department of the State Council guides and supervises the national legal aid work. The judicial administrative departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall guide and supervise the legal aid work within their respective administrative areas.
Other relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with their respective duties, provide support and guarantee for legal aid work. Article 12? The judicial administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall set up legal aid institutions. Legal aid agencies are responsible for organizing the implementation of legal aid work, accepting and reviewing legal aid applications, assigning lawyers, grassroots legal service workers, legal aid volunteers and other legal aid personnel to provide legal aid and pay legal aid subsidies. According to article 3 1? If the listed party fails to entrust an agent due to financial difficulties, it may apply to the legal aid institution for legal aid:
(1) Requesting state compensation according to law;
(2) Requesting social insurance benefits or social assistance;
(3) Requesting a pension;
(4) Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony;
(5) Requesting confirmation of labor relations or payment of labor remuneration;
(6) Requesting a citizen to have no or limited capacity for civil conduct;
(seven) claims for personal injury caused by industrial accidents, traffic accidents, food and drug safety accidents and medical accidents;
(eight) to claim compensation for environmental pollution and ecological damage;
(nine) other circumstances stipulated by laws, regulations and rules.