Lawyer

The University of Windsor is an excellent choice to apply to if you would like to become a lawyer.  Before applying for a Bachelor of Law, you must have at least two years of your undergraduate degree completed.  Did you know that you could be enrolled in any undergraduate degree and still be considered for law school admissions?  If you would like to enroll in law school, below is a list of criteria you will need to meet while completing your undergraduate degree.    

• University Program
• Work experience
• Community involvement
• Personal accomplishments
• Career objectives
• Personal considerations
• Law school admission test scores

We offer three law degrees that provide a number of different career opportunities:

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
The program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) is a three year full-time program which allows graduates to pursue practice in many different disciplines including family law, immigration law and criminal justice.

J.D. /LL.B Program
The J.D. /LL.B. Program is exciting and innovative and the first of its kind in North America, offering many benefits to its students.  In the program, students gain exposure to different cultures, they develop relationships with colleagues from different countries, and they obtain a foundation of knowledge of two legal systems while enjoying the entertainment and cultural diversity of both Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan.  This law degree allows graduates to practice both in the US and Canada.

Integrated M.B.A. /LL.B. Program
This program is designed to enable students to obtain both a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) within four years, instead of five.  Successful applicants will pursue first-year studies separately in the Odette School of Business and the Faculty of Law.  Years III and IV of the integrated program will involve work in both Faculties.  This law degree allows graduates to work in a corporate setting with exceptional knowledge of both the world of law and that of business.

The admission Committee evaluates applicants for first year on a continuous basis as the files are complete. 

All files must contain:

• OUAC/OLSAS application
• University of Windsor Personal Profile
• All official transcripts
• Current official LSAT score report, LSA scores written in the previous 6 years
• Two (2) letters of reference (one academic and one non-academic)
• Financial aid (optional)
• J.D./LL.B. application (if applicable)

To apply to the University of Windsor for a Bachelor of Law degree (apply on-line) http://www.ouac.on.ca/

For more information on our undergraduate degrees, please visit: www.uwindsor.ca/programs

For more information on our Law School, please visit:
www.uwindsor.ca/law

How will you pay for it? Here are some options:

OSAP:   https://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/eng_osap_main.html
This is the Ontario Student Assistant Program. Many university students use this system to apply for a student loan to help them pay for school.

Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries: 

The University of Windsor offers several scholarships and bursaries for applicants accepted into the Bachelor of Law.  For more information and to submit an application, please visit:  http://www.uwindsor.ca/awards.

Or you can let your computer search for you:
Searching for the awards you will be able to receive is easy. Just log onto the Student information System (SIS) http://www.uwindsor.ca/sis as a GUEST, go “Search for U of W scholarships…” estimate your average for the year, and then hit search.