Are there free lawyers in Shanghai?

Shanghai free legal aid hotline is free. The legal aid hotlines in all provinces and cities are free of charge and are of a public nature. It is a national policy to provide free legal aid to those citizens who do not have the conditions to sue in order to achieve the purpose of safeguarding rights.

1. Is there a charge for the Shanghai free legal aid hotline?

Shanghai free legal aid hotline is free. Legal aid refers to a legal guarantee system that legal aid agencies established by the government or lawyers of non-governmental organizations provide legal services for people with financial difficulties or special cases, especially in rural areas. Legal aid is a social welfare undertaking to help the poor and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the vulnerable groups in society, and it is also an important measure for China to implement the general plan of governing the country according to law and build a well-off society in an all-round way.

2. What is the scope of legal aid?

1, request state compensation according to law.

2. Request for social insurance benefits or minimum living security.

3. Request for pensions and relief funds.

4. Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony.

5. Requesting payment of labor remuneration.

6. Advocate the civil rights and interests arising from the courageous deeds.

7 cases of personal injury compensation caused by medical accidents, traffic accidents and industrial accidents.

8. Due to domestic violence, abuse, bigamy, etc. Cases in which the victim asks for divorce and personal injury compensation.

9. The criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after the investigation organ makes the first inquiry or takes compulsory measures.

10. The victim of a public prosecution case and his legal representative or close relatives have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties since the date when the case was transferred for examination and prosecution.

1 1. Since the people's court accepted the case of private prosecution, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties.

12. In a case where a public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons. If the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.

13. If the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor without a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death without a defender, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial situation.

3. What are the situations in which assistance is not given?

The following cases or matters, the legal aid center shall not provide legal aid, including:

1. A civil action or criminal private prosecution case caused by the applicant's fault liability infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of others.

2 administrative litigation cases caused by the fault of the applicant.

3. The applicant can't provide evidence related to litigation, and can't investigate the case of collecting evidence.

4, can be handled by administrative organs without litigation.

5. Cases and legal procedures are simple, and it is usually unnecessary to hire legal service personnel to represent cases.

6. Cases where legal remedies have been exhausted.

7. The applicant defrauds legal aid without providing supporting materials or issuing false certificates.

8, approved by the competent department, the legal aid center announced that other cases will not be accepted.

As an important part of the judicial system, legal aid provides legal help to people who lack the ability and financial difficulties, so that they can stand before the law on an equal footing and enjoy equal legal protection. Legal aid system is the inevitable product of the development of human legal civilization and legal culture to a certain stage, and the result of the progress of national economic and social civilization and the enhancement of the concept of rule of law.