In accordance with Trustee policy, the services available at the Student Legal Services Office include legal advice, representation, document preparation, counseling, mediation, referral, and community legal education. We assist student clients in a wide range of matters. Some problem areas frequently encountered by individual students include:

• Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Services
• Document Preparation Services
• Community Legal Education
• Services for ALANA Students
• Services for International Students
• Services for Student Governance Organizations and Student Groups:
  - legal support to the SGA and GSS
  - legal support to the Student Judiciary
  - assistance to RSOs and SGA Agencies
  - policy and legislative advocacy
  
• Housing:
  - lease agreements
  - substandard conditions
  - evictions
  - security deposits
  - discrimination
  
• Consumer Law:
  - used car purchase
  - car repair
  - travel problems
  - debt collection
  - telephone solicitation
  - mail order fraud
  - student loans
  
• Civil Rights:
  - police misconduct
  - race and sex discrimination
  - national origin and ethnic discrimination
  - disability and age discrimination
  - sexual harassment
  - sexual orientation discrimination
  - right to free speech and assembly
  - rights to privacy
  
• Family Law:
  - separation, divorce and child support
  - adoption and guardianship
  - name change
  - health care proxies
  - durable powers of attorney
  - domestic abuse
  - paternity
  
• Criminal Law and Traffic Citations:
  - felonies and misdemeanors
  - pressing charges and victim's rights
  - driving infractions, e.g. speeding
  - registry of motor vehicle penalties
  - insurance surcharges
  - loss of license for multiple offenses
  
• Personal Injuries:
  - automobile accidents
  - injuries caused by defective products
  - dog bites
  - slip and fall cases
  - injuries caused by toxic substances
  - malpractice by professionals
  
• Employment:
  - rights to unpaid wages
  - worker's compensation
  - labor and employment law
  - occupational health and safety
  - unemployment compensation
  - discrimination
  
• University Matters:
  - fees and bills
  - Code of Student Conduct violations
  - advisors for disciplinary hearings
  - advisors for academic honesty hearings
  - problems with university services