You are not entitled to a free lawyer to help you to write the initial application. You can hire a lawyer to do that or write the application yourself.
If your application is admissible and communicated to the Moldovan government, you may ask the Court for legal aid.
Therefore, you will have to find the lawyer yourself and pay for their services initially. The Court may only provide a limited amount of money for the services of your lawyer at a later stage of the proceedings. Legal aid shall be granted only where it is necessary for the proper conduct of the case before the Court or that the applicant has insufficient means to meet all or part of the costs entailed. The amount it pays will be determined by the Court itself. Usually, it covers the preparation of the documents necessary for the proceedings and correspondence with the Court. However, you have to be aware that the amount given by the Court may not cover all the costs of your lawyer’s services.
Remember that the Moldovan government does not have a duty to provide you with a lawyer. Therefore, neither the Moldovan National Legal Aid Council nor the Ombudsman will be able to provide you with a lawyer for your case in the Court.