Imagine. Connect. Become. This Is Uof T Law

imagine. connect. become. this is Uof T Law

viewbook 1 imagine your path to success.

contents 10 Faculty 12 Career Development 16 Admissions 19 Key Dates 21 Student Life 22 1L Experience 24 Academic Programs 28 Financial Aid connect with a diverse and supportive community of scholars. Jackman Law Building, summer 2015

Welcome to the Faculty of Law At the University of Toronto, we offer one As Dean, I am excited about the future of the world’s outstanding legal educa- of our law school. Our new Jackman Law tions. To be a student at our law school Building, set to open in summer 2015, is to join a wonderful community of the will include state-of-the-art technology finest legal scholars and students, working and will house many of the programs together in the pursuit of academic and and centres that make this Faculty truly professional excellence. unique. Expanded classrooms and social spaces will create dynamic engagement You will learn from our esteemed faculty opportunities for students, professors and who win major research awards and ad- the community. dress global policymakers. You may advise entrepreneurs and innovators within If you haven’t visited us yet, I encourage our new MaRS Innovation Law clinic or you to get to know the Faculty of Law volunteer for the UN while on an interna- first-hand. Experience our atmosphere, tional human rights internship. Our unique facilities and student life by attending an programs and some of North America’s event on campus. You will find details on most established “out-of-class” programs how best to arrange your visit on page 30. will acquaint you with the best of the legal Welcome to our community. profession both locally and internationally.

Our commitment to accessibility, diversity and the public interest means that as a student, you will experience a community with a wide range of knowledge, perspectives, and passions. A legal education Dean Mayo Moran at U of T reflects our belief that law is a powerful tool for social change, and that our graduates can—and should—make a positive difference in the world.

photo by nigel dickson viewbook 5 become part of a community with an international reputation for excellence.

Learn from Engage in Join a diverse world-renowned an intimate student body faculty in an learning that ranks among incredible experience the strongest in new facility in Canada’s North America largest city Seek what’s possible in the heart of Toronto.

Toronto is known for its 170 distinctive neighbourhoods. Our city is home to more Grab an espresso in Little Italy, than 3,000 law firms. go shopping in Little India You’ll be next door to the and take in a Peking Opera provincial legislature, the in Chinatown. Ontario Court of Appeal Attend many of the 1,000+ and Superior Courts. Our students’ favourite local festivals in the city, check out neighbourhoods—Yorkville, the vibrant live music scene Kensington and Queen West and discover your inner The Faculty of Law is just steps —are all within easy walking foodie. With a population away from Museum Station distance of our campus. smaller than New York City where you can hop on the but larger than Chicago, subway to get around this Toronto has it all. great city in just minutes.

University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 9 50+ full-time faculty 10:1 student to faculty ratio In addition to our homegrown talent, our faculty are recruited from peer institutions at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Oxford, Melbourne and other top global law schools.

Benjamin Alarie Yasmin Dawood Bruce Chapman BA (Laurier), MA (Toronto), BA (Toronto), JD (Columbia), BA (Carleton), LLB (Toronto), JD (Toronto), LLM (Yale) MA (Chicago), PhD (Chicago) PhD (Cambridge) Academic Interests: Contracts, Academic Interests: Canadian Academic Interests: Economic Analysis Economic Analysis of Law, Constitutional Law, Charter of Rights, of Law, Legal Theory, Tort Law and Judicial Decision-Making, Tax Law Comparative Constitutional Law, Tort Theory Election Law, Judicial Decision-Making, Favourite Neighbourhood: Yorkville Legal Theory, Political Philosophy Favourite Neighbourhood: Cedarvale Hidden Talent: Can complete and Theory Hidden Talent: Very sharp dresser 1,000m in under three minutes Favourite Neighbourhood: Annex on a Concept 2 indoor rower Hobby: Growing orchids

Anita Anand Anver Emon Anthony Niblett BA (Queens), BA (Hons Juris) (Oxford), BA (Berkeley), JD (UCLA), MA (Texas), BCom (Melbourne), LLB (Hons) LLB (Dalhousie), LLM (Toronto) LLM (Yale), PhD (UCLA), JSD (Yale) (Melbourne), PhD (Harvard) Academic Interests: Business Corporations, Academic Interests: Critical Legal Theory, Academic Interests: Contracts, Economic Economic Analysis of Law, Legal Ethics, International Human Rights Law, Islamic Analysis of Law, Judicial Decision- Securities Regulation Law, Law and Religion, Legal History, Making Favourite Neighbourhood: Little India Legal Theory, Tort Law and Tort Theory Favourite Neighbourhood: Roncesvalles Personal Passion: Loves all forms of music Favourite Neighbourhood: Danforth Hobby: Attempting to play the guitar and years ago chose academic life or Little India instead of classical piano Hidden Talent: Can juggle moderately well

Douglas Sanderson Dean Mayo Moran BA (Simon Fraser), BA (UBC), BEd (UBC), LLB (McGIll), Experience excellence in JD (Toronto), LLM (Columbia) LLM (Michigan), SJD (Toronto) Academic Interests: Aboriginal Law, Academic Interests: Critical Legal Theory, teaching and research Canadian Constitutional Law, Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Legal Theory, Political Philosophy Feminist Analysis of Law, Legal Theory, and Theory, Property Law Tort Law and Tort Theory The Faculty of Law’s acclaimed faculty will inspire your learning throughout your three years. Our faculty Favourite Neighbourhood: Davisville Favourite Neighbourhood: Cabbagetown. members win major teaching and research awards, Hidden Talent: Charcuterie Hidden Talent: Knitting. I love to knit and I’m a big fan of the group Knitters publish in prominent scholarly journals, address global for Peace. policymakers and advise Canadian governments at all levels on the most pressing issues facing society today. From a range of backgrounds, law schools, countries and perspectives, our faculty provide you with insights into cutting-edge legal, social, economic and political issues to keep you at the top of your field.

University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 11 Our graduates include… Class of 2013 Employment A former Prime Minister of Canada A former Chief Justice of Ontario Numerous federal and provincial court judges Articling positions Almost half of the Court of Appeal for Ontario secured by graduation: Past and present members of the Supreme Court of Canada Numerous partners and managing partners at the big Bay Street firms 96% Founder of Rypple and Workbrain President of University of Toronto President of Johns Hopkins University Former Ambassador to Japan Top five private practice areas: Former Ambassador to Norway full service firm · litigation · criminal labour · intellectual property Award-winning writers, directors and executive producers for television and film productions including; House, Being Erica, Billable Hours and Hotel Rwanda. Articling Employment types

83% 11% 6%

photo by michelle yee private government or other practice public interest As a graduate of U of T law Top Students Attract and now as a partner at Top Employers “Torys LLP, I know first- hand that each organization Find your Whether your aspirations are in government, is committed to selecting academia, private practice, social justice, rhythm business or the arts, the Faculty of Law sup- and nurturing top talent. ports your path to career success, as defined Here at Torys LLP our On concert stages and in recording by you. Our Career Development Office clients expect exemplary studios, Paul Banwatt (JD 2011), is the provides career planning and development advice, and so we strive to drummer for 2012 Juno nominated workshops, résumé and cover letter review, rock band the Rural Alberta Advantage interview preparation assistance and access attract and develop the and electro-pop group Woodhands. to job postings. leading lawyers of tomor- “ Having ranked on the Billboard U.S. row. Naturally, each year Top 200 and played at the Coachella Our students’ unmatched success in the legal many of our new recruits Music Festival, his innovation in music job market tells our story the best. Each year, influences his approach to law. As a the top employers in Canada, New York and come from U of T law. Toronto-based lawyer, Banwatt focuses London actively recruit our students. More Cornell Wright, BA (McGill) 1996, on emerging issues in law including than 95% of our 2013 graduating class has an LLB/MBA (Toronto) 2000 disruptive technologies such as 3D Torys LLP Partner articling placement, a pre-requisite to being printing, global health law and policy, called to the various provincial bars. social finance and pharmaceutical patent litigation.

University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 13 This is U of T Law

University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 15 Our 2013 class 5 most common words used by friends to describe them: 67% prefer funny, smart, ambitious, Jay-Z to passionate and thoughtful Kanye West

1,800 Our students told us: the top 205 students three strengths of U of T Law are 48% women 4% mature students applicants reputation location faculty (five or more years of non-academic work experience) 33% students of colour 5% LGBTQ students 3% students with disabilities 125+ countries 30+ travelled languages worked or spoken lived in graduated from 5 most popular hobbies: yoga, 68% Ontario universities music, reading, sports, travel

Graduated from universities in other 58% 15% were admitted to Harvard, Columbia, 32% provinces and outside of Canada prefer Apple NYU or Oxford but selected U of T law over PC

48% are iPhone users followed by Android at 29% 10% do not 50/50 drink even split between those coffee % 85% 167 15 would be 40+ 21 median GPA median LSAT who make or tea institutions of students hold for best three score 95% doing a PhD if coffee at home they weren’t or cash out represented graduate degrees full-time years percentile admitted at starbucks to UofT Law Unique experiences. Our class of 2016 includes: ➦ former Junior Officer at the Embassy of Canada in Washington ➦ refugee settlement worker ➦ cultural anthropologist ➦ psychology researcher at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health ➦ start-up entrepreneur

1/3 personal statement ➦ press secretary to the Minister of 2/3 GPA / LSAT Intergovernmental Affairs ➦ interns with The Walrus, TVO’s “The Agenda with Steve Paikin”, BMW and Doctors without Borders. How to apply p ers on ➦ and also baristas, bartenders and bouncers! a Our admissions process is designed l s t to identify exceptional students who a t bring a broad and complex set of life e

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P to your incoming class. Our whole file G September - October February 14, 2014 review includes at least three readers, UofT Law Application Information Welcome Day for admitted students including faculty, staff and students. Sessions law.utoronto.ca/admissionevents This careful process allows us to March 2014 and onwards assemble a vibrant and inclusive class October 5, 2013 Provisional Financial Aid Notices of where you will flourish. LSAT test date Assessment are issued For Fall 2014 entry, please submit the Your Law School Admissions following required documentation Test (LSAT) results November 1, 2013 April 1, 2014 through the Ontario Law School Applica- We will accept results from LSAT sit- Deadline for application First deadline to accept offers tion Service by November 1, 2013: tings from June 2009 to February 2014. December 7, 2013 June – October 2014 Application form Your personal statement LSAT test date Free Law School Prep Program (LSPP) and optional essay Official and original copies of all for low-income applicants. Learn more post-secondary academic transcripts For full details on our admission poli- December 2013 - February 2014 about LSPP at uoft.me/1C1 You must have at least three years of cies, requirements and procedures, visit Most offers of admission are issued post-secondary study no later than law.utoronto.ca/admissions. July 16, 2014 the end of May 2014. Almost all of our January 2014 and onwards Final deadline for Financial Aid students have completed a four-year Applications Financial Aid Applications are available undergraduate university degree. to students with offers of admission September 2-6, 2014 Orientation Week University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 19 123 likes · COMMENT · share

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“by an incredibly warm and supportive group of colleagues.“ I learn something

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Expand your social capital 161 likes · COMMENT · share 124 likes · COMMENT · share 109 likes · COMMENT · share While facebook likes, instagram hearts and twitter retweets are fun, nothing builds your social capital like getting involved in the huge range of student clubs and activities that reflect the diversity and strength of our student body.

40+ student clubs Here’s just a sample of our student clubs that 103 likes · COMMENT · share put on plays, tackle social issues and hold events that welcome all of Toronto. To see a full list, visit law.utoronto.ca.

Aboriginal Law Students In Vino Veritas Association Law Follies Advocates for Injured Workers Law Poets Society Black Law Students Out In Law Association Tax Law Society Business Law Club Venture Law Society Energy Law Club Women and the Law 204 likes · COMMENT · share 144 likes · COMMENT · share Intramural Sports viewbook 21 Peer Mentoring Program You’ll be matched with an upper-year student mentor who will provide the “inside scoop” about making your first year a success from academic support to co-cur- ricular and social activities.

Your 1L Year Focused on your success, our 1L Program encourages you to develop close connections with your peers and professors. In the first year you will take one of your seven core courses in a small, seminar-style environment (16 students), and another in a mid-size course (50 students).

In addition to your core courses, these special programs will build your legal knowledge and skills:

Academic Orientation Held during your first week and continued with lunchtime sessions throughout the fall, these faculty-led sessions provide you with the fundamental tools to make the most of your legal education. The Legal Research and Writing Program 1L Core Courses A series of 10 small-group tutorials gives you access to writing instructors and law librarians Administrative Law who help you develop the skills you’ll need to write your first legal memorandum. Constitutional Law Contract Law Academic Skills Program Criminal Law Optional workshops and one-on-one academic Legal Process coaching sessions will help you make a smooth and speedy transition to learning the law. Property Law Tort Law

University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 23 Certificates Brent Hill, 2L Mature Aboriginal Stretch your skills Combined degree student and father of two Certificate in Aboriginal Over 100 clinical and programs Legal Studies externship spaces JD/Master of Certificate in Four in-house legal clinics Business Administration Environmental Studies Five local externship partners JD/Master of Global Affairs Collaborative Program Four student-run law journals JD/Master of Public Policy in Jewish Studies Client-counseling JD/Master of Social Work competition Certificate in JD/MA in Criminology Mooting program Sexual Diversity and JD/MA or PhD in Economics Gender Studies International exchange programs and internships JD/MA in English JD/MA Russian and East European Studies JD/Master of Information Studies JD/PhD Philosophy JD/PhD Political Science

Your Upper Years Explore the vast possibilities of legal study available to you. More than 180 upper-year courses are offered each year, allowing you to create a path that meets your interests and ambitions.

Shape your degree with a focus on one or several of these broad subject areas:

Aboriginal Law International Human Rights Law Administrative Law and Regulation Jewish Legal Studies Business Law Labour Law Commercial Law Law and Economics Constitutional Law Law and Religion Criminal Law Legal Methods and Legal Writing Environmental Law Legal Theory Family Law Litigation – Dispute Settlement Health Law and Policy Sexual Diversity and Gender Studies Intellectual Property and Innovation Social Justice Law International and Comparative Law Taxation

viewbook 25 University of Toronto faculty of law Study abroad: Spend a semester at the top law schools in the world’s best cities amsterdam London Beijing Hong Kong Budapest Singapore Dublin Paris

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Experience hands-on learning legal skills while increasing access to in some of North America’s most justice in the many diverse communities the program serves. established public interest programs, clinics and centres International Human Rights Program (IHRP): Focus on international human rights law Clinical Legal Education: Each year, 180+ through clinical projects and working students provide direct legal services to groups that will have you drafting Unit- low-income clients through Downtown ed Nations submissions or advocating Legal Services. Services include drafting before courts and tribunals. The 2013 pleadings, developing case strategies, summer internship program placed and conducting negotiations. Additional students at some of the most prestigious clinical opportunities include: Advocates host organizations including the Inter- for Injured Workers; the Barbra Schlifer national Criminal Court, the UN High Commemorative Clinic; the Asper Commissioner for Refugees in Uganda Constitutional Advocacy Clinic; the and at grassroots organizations in Chi- International Human Rights Clinic; and na, Kenya, Peru and the United States. the MaRS Innovation Law Clinic. Some festival-goers Law in Action Within Schools (LAWS): This Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC): Founded unique three-year high-school program, laughing at my first at the Faculty in 1996, PBSC is now a also founded at the law school, partners “taste of kenkey national, award-winning program with with Osgoode Hall Law School and the with hot pepper chapters in 21 law schools in Canada. Toronto District School Board to provide sauce after inviting PBSC places law students in community inner-city students with interactive

organizations, legal centres and clinics, learning experiences related to legal me to share a meal law firms and courts and tribunals to issues, the justice system and the legal

with them. provide low-income Canadians with free profession. A critical part of our com- legal services. PBSC creates placements mitment to ensuring legal education is Sarah Beamish 2L, “ in all areas of law, including family, wills accessible to all students, you can International Human and estates, tax, corporate non-profit, volunteer as an after-school tutor, Rights Program Summer health, constitutional and general civil workshop facilitator or mock trial coach. Intern, Centre for Public litigation. PBSC volunteers are provided Interest Law (CEPIL) in Accra, Ghana a unique opportunity to practice their

University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 27 Financial aid Stats 2012-2013 Average first-year tuition after bursaries Financial Aid in Action for those receiving financial aid: “When I started first year, I had no assets or savings, and I came from a single-parent $15,421 family that could not afford to help me out. Awarded bursaries: I received a significant amount of bursaries $2.6 million+ that offset tuition and allowed me to pay my bills. In the summer after first year, I Average bursary: (all three years): worked at a Bay Street law firm and earned a Bay Street salary. In keeping with my $9,852 # of students who applied for ability to pay, I received much less financial financial aid: 295 aid [in 2L]. I think the program is very fair % of students who applied and because it is designed to reflect what received financial aid: 88% students are actually able to pay. ” Average Maximum bursary first-year awarded: bursary: Laura MacGee, 3L BA (Western) 2010, MA (Western) 2011 $18,791 $11,979 university of Toronto Student Law Society Law in Action Within Schools Program volunteer When reviewing financial aid applications, the same budget is applied to all students.

2013-2014 tuition fee: $28,791 Books and supplies: $1,100 Incidental and ancillary fees: $1,143 Room and board (if away from home): $10,000 Financial support that makes Personal expenses: $2,200 everything possible Plans that work Choosing to go to law school is a significant and rewarding investment in your life. If you are offered admission, tuition should not be a barrier to your education or your career. The Faculty of Law’s approach to Sarah, from British Columbia, comes from a single- Myla is leaving her parent’s home in Montreal to financial aid is different than most law schools. With less than a handful parent home with an annual parental income attend the Faculty of Law this September. With of merit scholarships available, we apply an equitable and transparent of $65,983. After applying for financial aid, she an annual parental income of $164,315, Myla approach to giving aid, where the students with the greatest financial received a bursary of $15,994 (58% of tuition), received a bursary of $11,397 (41% of tuition) need receive the most assistance. making her effective tuition $11,426. Here’s how after applying for financial aid. Here’s how she she funds her first year: covers the cost of her effective tuition of $16,023: Apply for financial aid as soon as you have an offer in hand and we will provide an estimate of the support available to you for your first year.

39% 41% interest-free Unique in Canada, Post-Graduation Parental loan Debt Relief Program contributioN 35% 32% The rumours are true: most law students in North America graduate government government with some debt. They also go on to fulfilling positions in a range of loan loan 27% fields. Many of our students choose to dedicate themselves to legal 26% Personal interest-free aid clinics or specialty law firms that offer relatively lower-paying Savings loan salaries. To support their career choices, we assist these students by repaying their eligible law school debt for up to ten years after graduation. This is the only program of its kind in Canada. Note: These are sample plans only. Your financial aid offering will be assessed based on the information you provide on your Financial Aid Application. University of Toronto faculty of law viewbook 29 Plan Your Visit Today Discover our campus and community

The best way to experience our law school community to decide if it’s a good fit for you is to visit us. We offer campus tours throughout the fall and spring. Book your student-led tour today law.utoronto.ca/campustour. Can’t make it to the law school? Check out our admissions events page to see when we will be visiting a location near you law.utoronto.ca/admissionevents. law.utoronto.ca

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