Western University, founded in 1878, is one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities. It delivers the “Western Experience,” an exemplary learning experience that engages the best and brightest people, challenging them to meet ever-higher standards in the classroom and beyond. Our main campus, considered to be Canada’s most beautiful, spans 400 acres and provides an idyllic environment for our community of scholars. From our home in London in the heart of southwestern Ontario, and outward across every continent, Western prepares future leaders to succeed. With a population of approximately 400,000, London offers both a “big city” experience and the safety of a smaller community. Affectionately known as the “Forest City” due to its numerous trees and over 200 public parks, London has an extensive trail system that runs along the Thames River right onto Western’s campus, for walking, running, biking, or inline skating.

Western’s Faculty of Law offers a three-year Juris Doctor degree as well as combined graduate and undergraduate degrees in several disciplines. Western Law’s focus on business law in the global environment is unique among Canadian law schools. As Canada’s premier business law school, our vision of business law is multidimensional, encompassing a wide range of economic, public law, and social justice perspectives. Indeed, our strength in business law complements our nationally and internationally recognized strengths in many other areas, including international law, torts, insurance law, intellectual property, constitutional law, and legal ethics.

For students interested in careers in other areas of law, our depth of faculty expertise; our rich array of academic, practical, and international educational opportunities; and our keen appreciation for the breadth and diversity of all dimensions of the modern law school curriculum make the program at Western Law an exciting, dynamic, and enriching experience. Our students succeed in career paths as diverse as our course offerings. We have an abiding commitment to a vision of law that is mindful of the goals of human development and the demands of social justice.

Finally, Western Law provides students with many opportunities to engage in student life. Our class size remains among the smallest in Ontario, allowing more one-on-one time with professors and an enriched classroom and co-curricular experience where many classmates become lifelong friends. We look forward to welcoming you to our dynamic and collegial community.