The Department of Legal Affairs supports the other departments of the AStA as well as other organs of the student body in legal matters such as contractual matters and questions of university law and is responsible for the enforcement of the legal interests of the AStA.
The Department of Legal Affairs is not responsible for the legal advice offered by the AStA. General legal advice and advice on tenancy law is provided by the Social Affairs Department, and advice on foreigners and asylum law is provided by AStA International.