Legal Support

Removing legal barriers to your education

Legal issues can be an obstacle for students, sometimes making it challenging to enroll or stay in college, or to get a job. That is why the Universities of Wisconsin partner with Law for Learners to provide students with FREE legal advice. We want to help remove legal barriers to your education and success.

Law for Learners

What Law for Learners offers

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Advice

Legal counsel, including options and next steps based on your unique situation

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General Assistance

Help with legal forms, information about court procedures, available resources, and guidance on self-representation

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Referrals

Connections to lawyers who can assist with your specific situation

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Full Representation

Support throughout a full legal proceeding

Self-Help Legal Resources

If you are looking for more information about your legal problem or want to manage your legal problem yourself, Law for Learners offers several resources that may help.

Law for Learners Webinars These webinars cover several legal topics, including how to secure and modify child support orders, request a felony pardon, and claim available tax credits.
Wisconsin State Law Library Self-Help Videos These videos provide information on a variety of topics, including what to do if you’re facing foreclosure, how to find legal forms, how to hire a lawyer, and more.
Legal Tune Up Online Tool This free online tool from LIFT Wisconsin can help you find out what legal problems you can fix yourself. You may be able to reinstate your driver’s license, change a child support order, remove an arrest record, and more.
Wisconsin Courts Self-Help Law Center The self-help law center helps you find legal forms and provides information about court procedures and representing yourself in court.
Wisconsin Justice Initiative’s Guide to Municipal Courts These resources explain what to expect and do if you have a case in municipal court. Some of the resources are general, and others are specific to Milwaukee County.
Additional Law for Learners Resources Law for Learners provides students with free legal advice.

Explore Law for Learners Information and Resources at Our UW Universities

UW-Eau Claire
UW-Green Bay
UW-La Crosse
UW-Madison
UW-Milwaukee
UW-Oshkosh
UW-Parkside
UW-Platteville
UW-River Falls
UW-Stevens Point
UW-Stout
UW-Superior
UW-Whitewater

Disclaimer: Law for Learners can only connect students with help for legal issues that are based in Wisconsin. Students who are unsure of whether their legal issues meet this requirement are encouraged to submit the Request for Assistance Form so it can be determined whether help may be offered through Law for Learners or, if it cannot be, to get information about out-of-state resources. To learn more, visit the Law for Learners website.

Disclaimer: Universities of Wisconsin works with Law for Learners, which collaborates with a variety of legal specialists to offer free and confidential legal assistance to Universities of Wisconsin students and the Universities of Wisconsin communities. Neither Universities of Wisconsin nor Law for Learners provides legal advice or assistance.

Please be advised that you are receiving legal advice from a participating legal service provider, who is an independent entity. This means that Universities of Wisconsin and their agents are not responsible for any advice given to you. Such advice is given solely by the legal service provider, who is not an agent, employee or representative of Universities of Wisconsin and its agents.