If you are eligible for legal aid, you can receive a discount of €58,= on your attorney’s fees. Citizens are encouraged to visit the Legal Services Counter (LSC) before approaching an attorney by offering them a discount of € 58 on the individual contribution, should it turn out that a certificate is needed after all.
Because of the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, it is – temporarily – not necessary to contact the LSC to make use of the ‘diagnosis and triage’ procedure. The discount is automatically given to everyone who needs a certificate. This also resulted in a decrease in people contacting the LSC.
