How to find a free lawyer provided by the government

For those who meet the conditions for legal aid and the scope of aided cases, the Changsha Legal Aid Center will provide free assistance and assign or select lawyers to assist in handling the case. The lawyer's fees will be subsidized by the government. This is commonly known as a free lawyer.

First, the scope of legal aid recipients

1. Poor people whose monthly income is less than twice the minimum living standard for urban and rural residents;

2. Urban residents receive minimum living security and unemployment insurance;

3. Rural residents receive minimum living security and enjoy the relief benefits of "five guarantee households" or "extremely poor households";

4. Social welfare institutions such as nursing homes and orphanages supported by the government; 5. Disabled people with no fixed source of income;

6. Poor employees of enterprises;

7. National regulations resettled persons;

8. People who receive relief and assistance from other governments;

9. People whose lives are difficult due to force majeure such as natural disasters;

10 , the people's court decides to grant judicial relief;

11. Other persons with financial difficulties who have clear physical evidence.

Two. Scope of cases accepted by legal aid

1. Requesting state compensation in accordance with the law;

2. Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits;

3. Requesting for the payment of pensions and relief funds;

4. Requesting for the payment of alimony, support, and child support;

5. Requesting for the payment of labor remuneration;

< p>6. Claiming civil rights and interests resulting from acts of bravery;

7. The criminal suspect has not hired a lawyer due to financial difficulties since the first inquiry by the investigative agency or the date when compulsory measures were taken;

8. The victim of a public prosecution case, his legal representative or close relatives have not entrusted an attorney due to financial difficulties since the date the case was transferred for review and prosecution;

9. The People's Court accepts private prosecutions After the case, the private prosecutor and his legal representative did not appoint a litigation agent due to financial difficulties;

10. In a case where the public prosecutor appeared in court for public prosecution, the defendant did not appoint a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons. If the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid;

11. The defendant is blind, deaf, mute or a minor and has not appointed a defender, or the defendant may be sentenced to If a person is sentenced to death without a defender being appointed, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid agency shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial status.

Expansion of the scope of legal aid in Hunan Province;

1. The legitimate rights and interests of disabled people, minors, the elderly, women, and migrant workers are infringed; 2. Due to labor relations and social Protection disputes lead to infringement of legitimate rights and interests;

3. Legal rights and interests are infringed due to domestic violence, abuse, abandonment and violent interference with freedom of marriage;

4. Due to counterfeit and shoddy fertilizers , pesticides, seeds, agricultural machinery and other counterfeit goods that infringe legitimate rights and interests;

5. Legitimate rights and interests are infringed due to disputes over land contract management and house property rights;

6. Environmental pollution, public health, and production safety accidents lead to infringement of legitimate rights and interests;

7. There is evidence to prove that the legitimate rights and interests of protecting public interests have been infringed.