Legal Counseling Appointments
Student Legal Services provides counseling on legal topics (as well as education and referrals) for registered UCSD students and student clubs and organizations.
About counseling at Student Legal Services
In your appointment, we will:
- Review your specific legal needs based on your situation,
- Answer questions to the best of our ability,
- Identify options, including potential costs and/or benefits, if known,
- Help determine a path forward, if available; and
- Determine what follow-up support is needed, if any.
We don't offer in-court representation. 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. Before you meet with a Student Legal Services attorney or a private attorney, read about how to talk with an attorney.
All counseling sessions are confidential. We won't tell anyone that you consulted with our office, nor will we reveal to anyone the details of what was discussed. You may bring a friend, parent, or another person to the session, but we'll ask you to sign a confidentiality waiver that allows us to discuss the facts of your case with another person.
Available Consultation Topics
- Business and non-profit formation
- Car accidents
- Consumer protection
- Contracts
- Copyright and fair use
- Criminal law
- Debt collection
- Discrimination/harassment
- Employment
- First Amendment and freedom of speech
- Identity theft
- Influencing and sponsorship contracts
- Insurance claims and/or disputes
- Intellectual property
- Landlord-tenant law
- Name and/or gender marker changes
- Parking tickets
- Powers of Attorney and Advanced Healthcare Directives
- Residency for tuition purposes
- Roommate disputes
- Small claims
- Student Conduct Code and Academic Integrity Policy violations
- Student organization support
- Tow violations
- Traffic tickets
- Wills
Service Limitations
We don't offer legal counseling on matters involving:
- Immigration law
- Tax law
- Legal questions or concerns for anyone other than the currently registered student
There may be other circumstances that affect or limit the services offered by our attorney, especially in cases where the attorney lacks expertise, or cases where the time and resources required would unreasonably affect service availability for other students. In such cases, including immigration and tax issues, we may be able to provide referrals to on and off-campus resources.