Student Legal Services (SLS)

Student Legal Services (SLS) is a general practice law office for University of Iowa students. SLS is staffed by real lawyers.  SLS is a confidential resource on campus and cannot tell the university, your parents, your friends, etc. what you share with them. All SLS services are free.

Services Offered

SLS offers five different services.

1. Legal Advice and Representation

SLS practice areas include:

• Off-campus housing issues (including lease review, maintenance, security deposit, and lease termination)
• Criminal defense (including alcohol-related offenses and fake IDs)
• Name and gender marker change
• Consumer issues
• Civil rights and discrimination
• Divorce without children
• Traffic tickets and DOT/DMV issues
• Expungement
• Contract review
• Protective orders
• Powers of attorney

Appointments are available in person or via Zoom.

2. Mediation

SLS attorneys are trained in alternative dispute resolution to help you resolve disputes with other students.

3. Immigration Consultation Program

At this time, SLS practices limited immigration law. In situations where it is appropriate, SLS will refer University of Iowa students to a local immigration attorney for an initial consultation and will pay for that consultation.

4. Notarization of documents

SLS provides in-person notary appointments to all students, faculty, and staff.

5. Referrals

SLS provides referrals to university and local resources, including to other attorneys as needed.

Contact Information

• Phone: 319-335-3276
• Email: student-legal@uiowa.edu
• Web: https://studentlegal.uiowa.edu/
• Located at: G115 Iowa Memorial Union
• Social media
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

What Current Students are Saying

• “My experience with Student Legal Services was wonderful! Very friendly and caring in my time of need. They were able to help me better understand my case and made sure I knew what I was fighting against. They gave me options that I was able to decide between and I made my own decisions.”
• “SLS is a wonderful service that I hope more students utilize. Especially given this is the first-time many students are engaging with things like renting, having legal services provided to students is a really great resource.”