There is no charge for lawyers to apply for legal aid. According to the relevant provisions of my country's "Legal Aid Regulations", legal aid funds should be earmarked and borne by the state finance. Therefore, lawyers who apply for legal aid do not charge fees. If they require fees, they can report to the finance and audit departments.
Legal objectives:
"Legal Aid Ordinance"
Article 26
Legal aid institutions and their staff have the following Under one of the circumstances, the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the law:
(1) Provide legal aid to persons who do not meet the conditions for legal aid, or refuse to provide legal aid to persons who do not meet the conditions for legal aid Personnel providing legal aid;
(2) Collecting fees for handling legal aid cases;
(3) Engaging in paid legal services;
( 4) Embezzling, privately dividing or misappropriating legal aid funds.
Property collected in legal aid cases shall be ordered to be returned by the judicial administrative department;
Illegal gains from engaging in paid legal services shall be confiscated by the judicial administrative department;
< p> Anyone who misappropriates, privately distributes or misappropriates legal aid funds shall be ordered to recover it by the judicial administrative department. If the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law.