Plans for Ohio State’s first student legal service are underway, but the service is not yet a reality.A committee working to implement a way for students to receive legal advice at OSU met Tuesday afternoon at Off-Campus Student Services.It is nothing but a committee right now, said Hollie Buri, student chairwoman for the Committee on Student Legal Services.The service proposed, will consist of advice, education and representation for OSU students’ legal problems so they may focus on their education, said Ruth Gresham, director of Off-Campus Student Services and Project Community. The committee expects most of the advice to be for landlord/tenant disputes, Gresham said.’We want students to know their rights when they’re dealing with their landlords,’ she said.Buri said the most pressing issue facing the committee right now is money.The committee will be meeting next Tuesday to discuss a marketing strategy and to compile a list of potential patrons. The initial cost will be for advertising, but once the service is operational, running the office and attorney fees will make up most of the cost for the service, she said.That money will have to come from students in the form of a $4 per quarter negative check-off option on their tuition bills, Buri said.A negative check-off option means that students must check a box on their tuition form stating they do not want the student legal service, otherwise they will automatically be charged for the service, she said. If the box is checked then the student will not be charged but will not be eligible for legal advice through the university. ‘It will work exactly like student insurance works now,’ Buri said. The service will not be approved if it isn’t optional.Some students said they would take advantage of the service.’I would pay for a student legal service because if I was having problems with my landlord I would need to know as much about the law as he does,’ said Dena Shapiro, a sophomore in Arts and Sciences.Others said they would not use it.’I wouldn’t want the service,’ said Linda Kakish, a sophomore majoring in biology. ‘I’ve already got a lawyer.’Buri said a proposal outlining the service was sent to David Williams, vice president for Student Affairs, three weeks ago and the committee is still waiting for a response. They hope to hear back from him before their next meeting on October 22. Until then the committee members will be passing out fliers and questionnaires about the legal service in an attempt to raise student interest, she said.