UW Legal Information Center

Looking for Legal Information?

What the LIC does:

The Legal Information Center provides free legal information and referrals to individuals seeking assistance with legal issues, both students and community residents alike. We can provide basic legal information, legal forms, and similar assistance.

How We Help:

An individual calls or comes in with one or more legal issues.
A volunteer staff member takes down information about the issue(s), as well as basic contact info. Rarely can information be provided on the spot.
Our volunteer staff then conducts the appropriate research. The research stage usually takes 5-10 days.
Once our volunteers have completed their research, one of the volunteers will get back in touch with the individual. Sometimes, the best and only information we can provide is a referral to another organization or resource.
If the individual has follow-up questions or concerns, the volunteers will amend the inquiry and re-commence the research process.

Who works at the LIC:

The LIC is staffed by UW Law School and undergraduate student volunteers. The LIC does not staff or consult with any attorneys, and therefore we cannot provide legal advice.

All LIC volunteers are trained to conduct intakes and perform basic legal research. If you request assistance from the LIC, there will likely be several volunteers working on your case. This allows us to operate efficiently and assist as many people as possible. For this reason, we ask that you please be patient with our volunteers and do not expect to receive assistance from a particular volunteer.

PLEASE NOTE	The LIC has closed for the semester. We will reopen in the end of January 2012. We will also be moving to new offices in the Student Activity Center to Room 3170. The move will give the LIC more space and more privacy to be able to address your concerns. For a list of some resources you may find helpful, please see our "Links" page.
Contact Us	608-263-3243
Visit Us	By Walk-in Only. LIC does not take appointments. Student Activity Center, Office #3170 333 E Campus Mall Madison, WI 53715 Office Hours: 9am - 5pm M-F* *Subject to UW semester schedule and volunteer availability.