If you check the area highlighted in the red circle, you are WAIVING the CSLS fee. This means you will be ineligible for our services for the quarter. Once you make the decision to waive the fee to be eligible for legal services, you can not opt back into the service. In other words, if you decide to waive the fee, you are waiving your right to legal representation for any reason for the entire quarter.

NOTE: If you are paying online with a credit card, your e-bill will have a button to click on that will waive the legal services fee. Once you do this, you will get a disclaimer stating that you have waived the fee.

Once you agree to be covered by this service, you can not receive your fee back. You are paying into a legal insurance program, so it is difficult to refund student legal service fees for students who change their mind and still make the service affordable for everyone else.

Don't think you will ever need a lawyer? You never know when you may need legal representation. You may not anticipate getting into trouble, but you may have issues with your landlord, or even consumer issues that can be resolved quicker and more easily with legal representation. Fees for a regular lawyer in town are usually $90-$150 per hour. You could avoid spending a fortune in attorney fees if you pay the $8.00 fee every quarter. There are no additional charges for legal services after you pay your fee. What could be better than an $8.00 lawyer?

NOTE: Here are some exceptions to the normal CSLS fee schedule:

• If you are registered for either Summer Session 1 or Session 2, you have until August 15 to pay your Student Legal Services Fee. The normal 5 week cut-off that applies during the other quarters has been extended for Summer Quarter. This is so students who are only registered for Session 2 still have plenty of time to pay the fee even if you don't register for the session until the day before. Remember, if you have already waived the fee, we cannot help you!
• If you are not registered for either Summer Session but are still in Athens and need our assistance, we can help you if you paid your fee for Spring Quarter. If you are not sure if you paid your Spring Quarter fee, give us a call and we can tell you. If you are not registered for Summer Session and want to use our service, you will still be required to pay the fee. You will pay directly to us instead of paying through the Bursar's office.
• If you graduated during Spring Quarter, you can use our service for up to 60 days after graduation.
• If you are remaining in Athens during Winter Break, you can use our services if you paid your fee for the previous quarter (Fall).