University of Windsor Faculty of Law
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The University of Windsor
Faculty of Law, located in Windsor, Ontario
, Canada
, was opened in 1969, and places particular focus on trans-border legal issues, and access to justice.
The Faculty of Law is one of six in Ontario, and has a major teaching and research focus on Social Justice
and Transnational
Legal issues. It publishes the law journal Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice. Students can take advantage of faculty expertise in Aboriginal Law, Commercial/Corporate Law
, Fiduciary Law, Freedom of Religion
& Expression, Human Rights Law, Insurance Law
, Intellectual Property Law, International Law
, Labour Law, Poverty Law and Tax Law
.
, runs a community legal clinic
in downtown Windsor called Legal Assistance of Windsor. The clinic is staffed by lawyers, social workers, law students, and social work students, and aims to meet the legal needs of persons traditionally denied access to justice. This clinic provides services in the areas of landlord-tenant, social benefits, and immigration and refugee law. It also assists clients in applications for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board of Ontario.
The University of Windsor runs a second legal clinic
, Community Legal Aid, on the campus of the University. This clinic is a Student Legal Aid Services Society (SLASS) clinic, which is staffed primarily by volunteer law students and overseen by supervising lawyers, called review counsel. This clinic operates primarily in the areas of criminal law, landlord tenant law, and small claims matters. The clinic offers free legal services to those who qualify financially and all full-time undergraduate students of the University.
degree program with the University of Detroit Mercy
. The program is completed in three years and students take courses at both the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy.
Windsor Law offers a joint J.D.
/MBA programme through the Odette School of Business
. Windsor Law has consistently held a Top 5 ranking compared to other Canadian law schools.
The school focuses on transnational legal issues, and access to justice initiatives. The Faculty's connection with social justice issues is reflected in the school's unique admissions policy. Seven factors are considered and weighted equally:
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
Faculty of Law, located in Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, was opened in 1969, and places particular focus on trans-border legal issues, and access to justice.
The Faculty of Law is one of six in Ontario, and has a major teaching and research focus on Social Justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
and Transnational
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
Legal issues. It publishes the law journal Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice. Students can take advantage of faculty expertise in Aboriginal Law, Commercial/Corporate Law
Commercial law
Commercial law is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions...
, Fiduciary Law, Freedom of Religion
Freedom of religion
Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance; the concept is generally recognized also to include the freedom to change religion or not to follow any...
& Expression, Human Rights Law, Insurance Law
Insurance law
Insurance law is the name given to practices of law surrounding insurance, including insurance policies and claims. It can be broadly broken into three categories - regulation of the business of insurance; regulation of the content of insurance policies, especially with regard to consumer...
, Intellectual Property Law, International Law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
, Labour Law, Poverty Law and Tax Law
Tax law
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.-Major issues:Primary taxation issues facing the governments world over include;* taxes on income and wealth...
.
Clinic
The faculty, in conjunction with Legal Aid OntarioLegal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Ontario is a publicly funded and publicly accountable non-profit corporation, responsible for administering the legal aid program in the province of Ontario, Canada...
, runs a community legal clinic
Legal clinic
The phrase legal clinic may refer to any private, nonprofit law practice serving the public interest. In the academic context, these law school clinics provide hands-on experience to law school students and services to various clients. Academic Clinics are usually directed by clinical professors...
in downtown Windsor called Legal Assistance of Windsor. The clinic is staffed by lawyers, social workers, law students, and social work students, and aims to meet the legal needs of persons traditionally denied access to justice. This clinic provides services in the areas of landlord-tenant, social benefits, and immigration and refugee law. It also assists clients in applications for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board of Ontario.
The University of Windsor runs a second legal clinic
Legal clinic
The phrase legal clinic may refer to any private, nonprofit law practice serving the public interest. In the academic context, these law school clinics provide hands-on experience to law school students and services to various clients. Academic Clinics are usually directed by clinical professors...
, Community Legal Aid, on the campus of the University. This clinic is a Student Legal Aid Services Society (SLASS) clinic, which is staffed primarily by volunteer law students and overseen by supervising lawyers, called review counsel. This clinic operates primarily in the areas of criminal law, landlord tenant law, and small claims matters. The clinic offers free legal services to those who qualify financially and all full-time undergraduate students of the University.
Program
The faculty also has a dual J.D.Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree program with the University of Detroit Mercy
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Detroit Mercy is a private, Roman Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy. Antoine M. Garibaldi is the president. With origins dating from 1877, it is the largest Roman Catholic university...
. The program is completed in three years and students take courses at both the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy.
Windsor Law offers a joint J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
/MBA programme through the Odette School of Business
Odette School of Business
The is located at the University of Windsor. The school offers various programs with focus in Accounting, Marketing, Management, Human Resources, Finance, and Strategy...
. Windsor Law has consistently held a Top 5 ranking compared to other Canadian law schools.
Admissions
The Faculty of Law takes a holistic approach to admissions which takes into account various factors:The school focuses on transnational legal issues, and access to justice initiatives. The Faculty's connection with social justice issues is reflected in the school's unique admissions policy. Seven factors are considered and weighted equally:
- Undergraduate performance: Undergraduate GPA, academic awards and prizes, the level of degrees obtained;
- Work experience: Qualifications, vocational skills, organisational and administrative skills;
- Community involvement: Religious/athletic/social/community service activities;
- Personal accomplishments: Extracurricular activities, hobbies, artistic or athletic accomplishments, language skills;
- Career objectives of the applicant and how they intend to employ their legal education;
- Special personal considerations: Illness, bereavement, family responsibilities, other special circumstances;
- LSATLaw School Admission TestThe Law School Admission Test is a half-day standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world. Administered by the Law School Admission Council for prospective law school candidates, the LSAT is designed to assess Reading Comprehension,...
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