Legal analysis: free legal aid application process for public interest lawyers:
1. According to the provisions of the Ministry of Justice and some other local normative documents, in order to obtain legal aid, a citizen shall apply to the legal aid center where the people's court of the litigation case is located, the domicile of the non-litigation legal affairs or the place of occurrence of the facts or the notary public's affairs or the place of residence, occurrence of the facts, or the location of the real property (or the Bureau of Justice).
2. The application must be made on a legal aid application form, together with documents proving one's identity, financial hardship (i.e., less than the minimum standard of subsistence guaranteed by the people's government of the county or above), and enjoyment of lawful rights and interests.
3. In addition, relevant public welfare organizations or governmental public welfare projects in need of legal aid may apply for legal services at a reduced fee. In addition to laws, rules and regulations stipulate that the legal act should be performed in person, the person concerned may entrust another person to file an application. The applicant shall truthfully state the facts and reasons for applying for legal aid, and the materials provided shall have evidentiary effect. If an applicant (recipient) obtains legal aid by deception, the legal aid center shall disqualify him or her from receiving legal aid and order him or her to pay the full cost of the services received.
Legal Basis: Regulations on Legal Aid
Article 10 Citizens who do not have a proxy due to financial difficulties in the following matters requiring representation may apply to a legal aid organization for legal aid:
(1) Requesting compensation from the state in accordance with the law;
(2) Requesting social insurance treatment or minimum subsistence allowance treatment;
p>(3) requesting the granting of pensions and relief funds;
(4) requesting the payment of alimony, fostering and support;
(5) requesting the payment of labor remuneration;
(6) claiming civil rights and interests arising from the act of bravery and courage. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government may make supplementary provisions on legal aid matters other than those provided for in the preceding paragraph. Citizens may apply to legal aid organizations for legal advice on the matters set forth in the first and second paragraphs of this Article.
Article 11 Citizens may apply to a legal aid organization for legal aid in criminal proceedings under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Where a criminal suspect has not engaged a lawyer due to financial difficulties after the first interrogation by the investigating authorities or from the date of the adoption of compulsory measures;
(2) Where the victim and his or her legal representative or close relatives in a public prosecution case have not engaged a lawyer due to financial difficulties from the date of the transfer of the case for examination and prosecution to the date of the transfer of the case for examination and prosecution to the date of the transfer of the case for examination and prosecution to the date of the transfer of the case to the investigating authorities; or transferred to review the date of prosecution, due to economic difficulties did not appoint a litigation agent;
(c) the private prosecution of the case of the private prosecutor and his legal representative, since the date of the case was accepted by the people's court, due to economic difficulties did not appoint a litigation agent.