Legal analysis: Legal aid centers are generally specialized legal service institutions that provide free legal services for vulnerable groups who need legal services but are unable to hire lawyers due to economic difficulties, and specific personnel who are required by law to provide legal aid by lawyers but have not hired lawyers themselves (such as those who may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty in criminal cases, minors who commit crimes, etc.). ). Legal aid institutions are institutions responsible for organizing, guiding, coordinating, supervising and implementing legal aid work in their own regions, collectively referred to as "legal aid centers", and all provinces, cities, districts and counties should establish legal aid institutions. The districts and counties that have not yet established legal aid centers shall be the functional departments designated by the district and county judicial bureaus. The purpose of establishing a legal aid center is to protect human rights and maintain judicial justice and balance. legal basis: article 3 of the regulations on legal aid is the responsibility of the government, and the people's governments at or above the county level shall take active measures to promote legal aid, provide financial support for legal aid, and ensure the coordinated development of legal aid and economy and society. The funds for legal aid shall be used for special purposes, and shall be subject to the supervision of the financial and auditing departments.
article 4 of the regulations on legal aid, the judicial administrative department of the State Council supervises and manages the national legal aid work. The judicial administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall supervise and administer the legal aid work within their respective administrative areas. All china lawyers association and local lawyers' associations shall, in accordance with the articles of association of the lawyers' associations, assist in the legal aid work implemented in accordance with these regulations.
article 5 the judicial administrative department of a municipality directly under the central government, a city divided into districts or the people's government at the county level shall determine the legal aid institutions within their respective administrative areas according to needs. Legal aid institutions are responsible for accepting and examining applications for legal aid, and assigning or arranging personnel to provide legal aid to citizens who meet the requirements of these regulations.