1. There are sufficient reasons to prove that they need legal help to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. 2. Meet the minimum living security line or unemployment relief standard stipulated by the local government, or be able to provide proof of particularly difficult economic conditions. In criminal proceedings, the defendant may be sentenced to death or be a minor, blind, deaf or dumb, and if he has not entrusted a defense lawyer, he shall receive legal aid. The specific forms of legal aid include consultation, mediation, criminal defense and litigation agency, non-litigation agency and notarization.
Legal basis:
Article 3 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Lawyers must abide by the Constitution and laws, and strictly abide by their professional ethics and practice discipline. Lawyers' practice must be based on facts and take the law as the criterion. Lawyers' practice should be supervised by the state, society and the parties concerned. Lawyers' legal practice is protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers.