Student Legal Services

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Our Services

Please be aware that Student Legal Services (SLS) does not provide ongoing representation to students. Should you need representation, our attorneys can refer you to a private attorney and/or identify resources to help you get the assistance you need.

Counseling

SLS provides counseling on legal topics for registered UC San Diego students and student clubs & organizations.

Counseling options

Attorney referrals

Discuss options for finding an attorney to represent you, and find tips for speaking to an attorney.

Find a referral

Educational workshops

SLS conducts workshops and lectures to educate students about their rights and responsibilities under the law.

Workshop topics & info

Customized workshops

SLS looks forward to providing legal education tailored to your (or your group's) needs and interests.

Request a workshop

Discover the Law

Take workshops, learn about legal topics, and receive a certificate that can be added to your Co-Curricular Record. Visit the program page to register for and find information about the 40 workshops offered this quarter.

Discover the Law 2025

Open for Virtual Appointments

Student Legal Services is open to serve the legal counseling, education and referral needs of the UC San Diego student population, through telephonic or Zoom videoconferencing appointments. Please call the office at (858) 534-4374 to arrange for an appointment.

Protect your security deposit!

By law, your off-campus residence must be in the same condition when you move out as when you moved in. If it isn’t — or if you can't prove that it is — your landlord could keep your security deposit, perhaps costing you thousands of dollars.

To get your deposit back, you need to document the condition of your residence, including taking plenty of detailed photos and filling out an inspection checklist (PDF) both when you move in and move out.

Take steps to prove the condition of your residence before you move in, so that you don’t get nailed! For more on your rights and responsibilities as a tenant, check out the handy California Tenants Guide (or the Spanish PDF version), produced by the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

Proposition 209 Compliance

All programs and initiatives coordinated by the Department of Student Life and its units are designed and implemented in full compliance with Proposition 209 and the University of California Anti-Discrimination Policy.

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