Student Legal Services is staffed by four licensed attorneys who assist students in understanding and solving their legal problems.
SERVICES:
Student Legal Services provides students a full range of typical legal services, including advice and consultation, drafting of letters and legal documents, conferences and settlement negotiations with adverse parties, legal research, review and interpretation of legal documents, drafting and filing of legal documents, and some representation in court. Notary services are also available.
Student Legal Services provides in court representation in:
• Adoption (uncontested, step-parent adoptions)
• Dissolution of Marriage (uncontested cases, without children or real property)
• Landlord-Tenant Cases
• Name Change
• Sealing or Expunction of Criminal Records
Student Legal Services provides advice and assistance in:
• Consumer matters such as: defective products and services, warranties, contracts, credit, identify theft
• Property Damage
• Insurance
• Traffic Citations
• Criminal Traffic
• Criminal Charges
• Preparation of Affidavits
• Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills
LIMITATIONS
Student Legal Services cannot provide assistance with the following matters:
*Claims against or disputes with the State of Florida, the University of Florida, or other University of Florida students are expressly excluded from coverage, even for advice. For issues involving the University of Florida, please contact the University of Florida Ombudsman. Disputes between University of Florida students. For disputes between UF students, please contact the Conflict Resolution Initiative at the Levin College of Law.
*Student organizations are considered students for the purpose of the student vs. student policy. Student organizations may not use Student Legal Services for issues involving the University of Florida, the Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors, the State of Florida, or other entities related to the operation of that student organization such as its national organization, house corporations or realty boards, or governing bodies.
*Matters the attorney believes to be clearly frivolous, without merit or would otherwise violate the rules regulating the Florida Bar
*Disputes in which the amount in controversy is under $100.00 or exceeds $15,000.00
*Court representation is limited to Alachua County
ELIGIBILITY
*For the purposes of eligibility under the SLS Plan, students must be enrolled in at least 6 semester hours or enrolled in the remaining courses required to complete degree requirements at the University of Florida and have paid the Activity and Service Fee.
*Student organization representatives must be enrolled in at least 6 semester hours. Student organizations must also be registered and in good standing with Student Activities and Involvement. By submitting the Client Intake Form, you are certifying you or your student organization are eligible for this service.
*UF students who are not currently enrolled in classes are eligible for one semester immediately following the semester in which the student was last enrolled for at least 6 credit hours and paid A&S fees.
