To obtain a legal opinion:

• This form along with a short description of the problem and xero copies of related documents (no originals will be accepted) should be submitted at the clinic’s office.
• Based on the form and documents the clinic will decide if an opinion can be prepared on the case.
• The clinic will contact the applicant. If the clinic decides to accept the case, the meeting with the applicant will be scheduled.

Opinion rules:

• Opinions are given in written only and according to the above procedure. No phone or oral advise will be given.
• Submitting this form does not guarantee that the client will receive an opinion.
• Opinions are prepared by the students.
• Opinions are free of charge.
• Preparation of opinions serves educational goals.
• Student and the supervisor can refuse to give testimony related to the case and answer the question of the court, prosecutor or other authorized institution.
• The clients can inform the Board of the Legal Clinics Foundation about the service they received from the clinic.

Statement:

• I hereby certify that my fnancial situation does not allow to cover the costs of the professional legal assistance. The legal clinic will immediately refuse to prepare or continue to preapre an opinion if it is informed about any professional assistance (legal adviser, advocate) being granted to the client
• I do understand that the opinion is prepared by the student and only at the risk of the person’s applying for the opinion. The clinic can decide not to prepare an opinion at any time. In case of any damage caused by the opinion or lack of the opinion, the liability of the university, its employees and students is excluded unless the damage was intended.
• I do understand that the students and the employees of the University are not bound by the rule of confidentiality analogous to the one of the advocates and thus they will be obliged to reveal any information if requested by the court.
• I agree to reveal my personal data if the case is directed to the Ombudsman’s Office. Such a procedure is possible only upon the request of the client..
• I agree to the above conditions for the preparation of the opinion.
• I agree that the University Legal Clinic can process my personal data, including data revealing my descent, political views, religious or philosophical beliefs, religious, party or union membership as well as the information on my health, genetic code, addictions or sexual life. The data is to be used in correlation with the legal opinion received from the legal clinic and with the educational objectives of the process.
• I declare I was informed that the hereby statement is discretionary, that the ................ Legal Clinic is the adminstrator of the data base, according to the art. 24, par. 1.3 of the Law on the personal data protection. I have the right to inspect my data and to change it. My data will not be a subject of further processing inconsistent with the objectives described in the statement (art. 26, par. 1.2) nor will it be made available to other subjects.