Services

  • Criminal law
  • All areas of civil law, including landlord/tenant, contracts, consumer, employment, tort, debtor/creditor, probate, real estate, traffic tickets, and family matters
  • Legal counseling and education — helping students understand individual legal problems, applicable laws, and their implications; informing students of their legal rights so they are better equipped to avoid legal problems
  • Referrals — identifying when the seriousness or complexity of a legal problem requires representation by a private attorney and assisting students in making an informed selection of a lawyer
  • Legal resources and materials — serving as a resource center for students with legal questions and providing legal reference materials and fill-in-the-blank forms for leases, subleases, housing inspection forms, and roommate agreements
  • Preparation of some contracts and other legal documents

Schedule an Appointment

Your conference with a practicing attorney at Student Legal Services is strictly confidential. The SLS staff may not reveal any information regarding you or your legal matter to any person without your consent.

Student Legal Services (SLS) cannot undertake to formally represent students in legal matters and does not litigate in court on behalf of students.

Preventative Legal Counsel

Contract Review: In order to avoid legal difficulties, students are encouraged to consult Student Legal Services (SLS) before entering into important legal transactions such as renting an apartment, buying a used car, and purchasing goods or services on contract. The SLS attorney can review any such contract or document before you sign, explain the meaning of its provisions, and advise you of any areas of concern.

Brochures: Student Legal Services has prepared a number of brochures on important legal issues including landlord/tenant disputes, employee's rights, consumer problems, criminal law, and the responsible use of alcohol. These brochures are available in the SLS office, Pittenger Student Center, room L-17.

Drafting: Student Legal Services may prepare contracts and other legal documents for students. SLS may not prepare any documents to be used in litigation, however.

Fees

Services are provided free of charge.

Eligibility

The services of SLS are open to all of the currently enrolled or continuing students and recognized campus organizations.