WINTER BREAK: Our staff is working remotely for winter break. If you have a court date for a criminal or traffic citation and there is not an available appointment before your court date, please text us at 614-247-5853.

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AS SOME OPTIONS HAVE CHANGED.

TEXT US: If you have questions about your eligibility, which schedule to use, or after you schedule if you want to be added to our waitlist to get in earlier, text us at 614.247.5853.

SCHEDULE DESCRIPTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

LEASE RENEWAL: Use the CIVIL MATTERS schedule for lease renewal reviews or questions. Review of New Lease schedule - see below - is only for leases for new places.

REVIEW OF NEW LEASE: A lease review is an appointment to review a lease for off-campus housing you are preparing to move to and you want to know what your rights and responsibilities are for that lease agreement. Lease reviews are NOT for your current off-campus housing. Lease reviews are NOT for trying to terminate your lease, lease renewal, or other issues. If you want advice about a lease that is not a lease review, use the Civil Matters schedule.

Before your lease review appointment, you MUST first WATCH A VIDEO presentation. The video is about 20 minutes long. You can find that video at studentlegal.osu.edu/videos. If you are trying to schedule a lease review and do not see an available slot for before you need to sign, text our office to inquire about cancellations and being put on a wait list.

OTHER OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING ISSUES: If you have an issue with your current off-campus housing or something other than a lease review for your next year lease, please use the CIVIL MATTERS schedule.

CRIMINAL and TRAFFIC: Use this schedule if you have been charged with, or received a citation for, a criminal misdemeanor or traffic offense, would like an expungement and/or to seal a criminal record, want to discuss student conduct charges or how a criminal record may affect a background check, or employment, license, or education application. Please do not use this for traffic accidents where you have not received a citation, please use the Civil Matter schedule for those issues.

CIVIL MATTERS Use this schedule for current off-campus housing issues, consumer, domestic, employment, identity theft, document drafting, contracts, debt or credit, vehicle property damage, repairs, buying, or selling. Do NOT use this schedule for 2023-2024 lease reviews. We will cancel those appointments.

IMMIGRATION: Use this for immigration and naturalization matters

HEALTHCARE POWER OF ATTORNEY / WILLS: Use this schedule if you want SLS to draft a healthcare power of attorney, financial power of attorney, living will, and/or simple will for you. Before we can proceed with your appointment, you MUST WATCH the 12 minute video found at studentlegal.osu.edu/videos. At your appointment, you will discuss your options and next steps with your attorney.

VICTIMS ASSISTANCE: If you have experienced violence, including sexual violence, intimate partner or domestic, stalking or harassment, please use the Criminal and Traffic Matter schedule and schedule an appointment for the afternoon. This will assist us in assigning you to the attorney who handles these matters. If you do not want to schedule online, please feel free to call our office or email us to schedule.

NOTARY: Use the schedule below to make an IN PERSON notary appointment. NOTE do not sign the document before your appointment.

ELIGIBILITY: You must be an Ohio State student to be eligible for services. If you are not an Ohio State student, please do not schedule an appointment, we cannot assist you. Regional campus students are not eligible for services. Before your appointment, SLS will make every effort to verify your eligibility and notify you if we cannot provide services. If you have any questions about your eligibility or the SLS fee, please contact SLS at studentlegal@osu.edu.

CONFIDENTIALITY: Student Legal Services is not a university office or department. Any information provided to SLS will not be disclosed to the university or any other individual or party without your express consent or as expressly required by law. Due to the nature of conducting phone and video appointments, to ensure you maintain the confidentiality of the conversation, you should find a place to take the call without others around who may hear your side of the conversation. The attorney you speak to on the phone will ensure she or he is calling from a confidential space.
CIVIL MATTERS
Use schedule for off-campus housing issues (repairs, security deposit, lease renewal, termination, sublease), vehicles (insurance, repair, sales, purchases), consumer, contracts, credit, debt, dissolutions, and other civil matters.
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CRIMINAL TRAFFIC
If charged by police or issued a citation, or you want to expunge / seal record. Auto accident-insurance claims, use CIVIL MATTERS schedule if you were NOT charged by police. If no appointment available before your court date, please CALL our office.
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HEALTHCARE POWER OF ATTORNEY / WILLS
Use to draft a WILL, LIVING WILL, HEALTHCARE POWER OF ATTORNEY and/or FINANCIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY. You must watch the pre-appointment video for at studentlegal.osu.edu/videos BEFORE your appointment.
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IMMIGRATION
Use this schedule for immigration and naturalization matters.
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NOTARY
Choose this schedule if you need a document(s) notarized. NOTE: do not sign document before coming in. NOTE: we cannot notarize exemptions for the COVID vaccine in our office. If you require a notary for this, please email us for a notary referral.
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REVIEW OF NEW LEASE
Use for REVIEW OF A LEASE for FUTURE 2024-2025 housing. NOT for current lease issues, subleasing or lease renewal. You watch a pre-appointment video BEFORE appointment and email your lease to studentlegal@osu.edu. You will receive more info via email.
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Will Clinic Signing - Dental Students
Schedule appointment for Day 2 of the Dental School students to sign your documents. Additional information about the will signing will be sent via email.
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z-SIGNINGS - ONLY use if instructed
ONLY USE if you are a CURRENT CLIENT and were INSTRUCTED by a SLS staff member to schedule signing your documents.
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Fee Confirmation Policy
Please note that in order to receive legal services, you must be eligible for SLS services. Before your appointment, SLS will make every effort to verify your eligibility and notify you if we cannot provide services. If you have any questions about your eligibility or the SLS fee, please contact SLS at studentlegal@osu.edu or (614) 247-5853.
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NO SHOW POLICY: SLS is concerned about ensuring access to attorneys for all eligible students. Once an appointment is confirmed, an SLS attorney will necessarily block out that time and prohibit other matters from being scheduled. A failure to cancel an appointment in advance or a failure to appear will negatively impact the effectiveness of the service for other students and the attorney. Accordingly, SLS has a No-Show policy to discourage these missed opportunities. If a student either:
1. Fails to cancel a scheduled appointment by providing advance notice of at least 10 minutes; or
2. Arrives for a scheduled appointment more than 10 minutes late; or
3. Fails to appear for a scheduled appointment altogether;
then that student will be considered a No-Show for that appointment. Any student accumulating more than 3 No-Show appointments may forfeit further eligibility for services from SLS during that participation year.