Positive Press for JD/LLB Program in American Bar Association's Business Law Journal

Train for the future: Canadian, Eh? The Value of a Joint U.S.-Canadian Law Degree

While I am a little late in the game posting this, I believe it is important to spread the word about the positive press our program has received south of the border.

Why is this important? For the obvious reason that good publicity is well... GOOD. But for the not so obvious (double) reason that this not only helps US employers (firms) understand the unique skill-set that a JD/LLB grad obtains in 3 years of comparative study - it also lets US firms know that a select few attorneys in Canada's leading law firms can fluently translate US legalese to and from Canadian legalese.

Take heart... the right people are taking notice.

RW

Reply: Class sizes

The JD/LLB students at UW and UDM take the majority of their classes together.

In 1st year, the classes have been historically structured like this:

• Property - JD/LLB students only
• Contracts - JD/LLB students only
• Criminal - JD/LLB students only
• ALTA (legal writing and research) - JD/LLB only (group is split into 2 classes).
  
• Canadian Constitutional - Mixed in with LLB students.
  

In 2nd year, it is more of a mix, most of the classes, with the exception of Torts and US Civ Pro are mixed classes with UW and UDM students.

In 3rd year, the classes are generally mixed.

I hope that helps.

RW