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Osgoode Hall Law School (Toronto) TOP FEATURES 1 Opportunities to get involved 3 2 Engaging professors 3 Small class sizes W ith 870 students, 60 full-time, and 88 ad- junct faculty, Osgoode Hall Law School is one of the country's largest common law schools. The large numbers provide students with many opportunities to get involved, which, according to our survey, was the school's top feature. Clinical programs include The Innocence Proj- ect, Osgoode business clinic, collaborative research teams, and the community and legal aid services program, along with intensive programs such as poverty law at Parkdale Com- munity Legal Services. Osgoode became the fi rst school in the country to intro- duce a public service component, which requires students to complete 40 hours of pro bono work in order to graduate. Along the same lines, it has also intro- duced the fi rst-of-its-kind mandatory three-week ethics course, "ethical law- yering in a global community," offered to fi rst-year students in the fi rst week of law school and a two-week intensive ses- sion in January. Even with larger average class sizes Windsor Law is well respected for its focus on Access to Justice, Canada-U.S. Legal Relations, and Clinical and Experiential Learning. Our innovative Admission policy attracts talented and committed students. We are proud of the many accomplishments of our students and alumni. than other schools, students rank the professors' engagement quite high. One student noting he had "access to some of the top legal academic talent in Canada." The average fi rst-year class has 75 stu- dents, upper-year classes have 60, and seminar-style classes 15. The average GPA for entrance is 3.72, but the school says it takes a holistic approach to admissions and conducts personal interviews with applicants, re- sulting in a well-rounded student body. "The class itself is very impressive," says a second-year student. "Being surrounded by such bright, articulate, and intelligent people makes you a better student. The students are fun and interesting — not competitive or boring." "We provide our students with the widest range of training so they can compete and succeed in the ever-chang- ing, knowledge-based society of the 21st century," says dean Patrick Monahan. "We regularly update our curriculum to ensure we are responding to the needs of our students. We are an engaged learn- ing community. " 42 JANU AR Y 2009 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com ntitled-3 1 12/11/08 4:18:30 PM TUITION: FIRST YEAR, $15,116 SECOND YEAR, $14,556 THIRD YEAR, $14,017