CHANGED OPENING HOURS DURING THE SEMESTER BREAK

Please note: on Tuesday 25 February 2020, the law firm Sammler & Müller will not provide office hours to students seeking Legal Assistance. 

On Friday 28 February 2020, there will be no Legal Advice provided by Mrs. Groffik.

Legal Assistance

Legal Assistance for students is offered on behalf of Studentenwerk Leipzig and provided by the lawyer’s office SAMMLER & MÜLLER. If you want to receive legal assistance, presenting your student ID card is mandatory. The consultation is individual, free of charge and financed through semester fees.

Principles of Legal Assistance

  • quick consultations / approx. 15 minutes per person
  • please bring all necessary documents regarding your specific concern
  • one consultation per concern (initial consultation)
  • if you are already represented by a lawyer, you are not allowed to use the service
  • no group consultations

If you're looking for advice on one of the following topics, please refer to our Social Counselling department:

  • general advice on social benefits (unemployment benefit, housing benefit, child benefit, parental benefit, etc.)
  • general advice on social insurances (e.g. health insurance)
  • public broadcasting license fee (GEZ)
  • regulations on working as a student and studying
     

Legal Assistance for Student Parents

Legal Asisstance for students with children at StuFaz is carried out by the lawyer's office SAMMLER & MÜLLER on behalf of Studentenwerk Leipzig and will be taking place on the dates you can find below. The presentation of your student ID card is mandatory. The consultation is personal, free of charge and financed by semester fees as well as state subsidies.

Students with children receive initial legal advice on typical family problems, such as

  • (advance) alimony
  • visitation
  • child custody
  • questions about marriage, separation and divorce
  • securing livelihood with child

Principles of Legal Assistance

  • brief consultation / approx. 30 min/person
  • please bring all necessary documents for your specific question
  • a single consultation (Erstberatung) per case
  • those who are already represented by a lawyer cannot be advised
  • no group consultations

WHEN: 16.10.2019 // 30.10.2019 // 13.11.2019 // 27.11.2019 // 11.12.2019 from 9.00 a.m. till 12.00 noon.

WHERE: Student Family Center (StuFaz), Nürnberger Str. 42 / 04103 Leipzig

The office hours fo Legal Assistance are usually taking place every Tuesday. Legal Assistance will NOT be provided on the following dates:                                                   25.02. // 14.04. // 02.06. // 28.07. // 11.07. // 25.07. // 08.09. // 22.09. // 22.12. // 29.12.2020

Legal Advice

Students may also obtain brief legal information regarding any problems arising from their individual living conditions directly at the office of Studentenwerk Leipzig. Detailed legal advice and assistance, however, is not provided there.

Please understand that information cannot be given via telephone or in writing.

Leisure accident insurance for students

During their studies and vocational training, students have a compulsory accident insurance. However, the accident insurance coverage is very strictly limited to the university or educational institution and its direct area of influence. Studentenwerk Leipzig has therefore concluded an additional leisure accident insurance. For further information, please contact Mrs. Sylvia Groffik.

Good to know:

Our free legal assistance or legal advice may be used by duly enrolled students of any of the eight universities and academies associated with Studentenwerk Leipzig. Furthermore, we kindly ask you to bring along a student identity card with a valid stamp for the current semester. It is not necessary to make a prior appointment. You can contact our counsellors during office hours.