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I am a lawyer. The only reason you should be choosing UOttawa's direct entry JD program is if you plan on living in Ottawa in the long-term. Law school rankings do exist and many employers would not hire you from this program. The only jobs that I've seen people in this program get are largely in Ottawa as well.
Getting a 3.7+ GPA (A-) in your last two years of undergrad is far easier than maintaining a 3.7+ GPA in your first two years. Universities use the first two years of undergrad to weed out a lot of students. Class averages are typically in the C to C+ range for first and second year courses, while class averages for third and fourth year courses are in the B to B+ range. I went to law school with Queen's commerce graduates and the grading system in this program is very fair, especially in upper-year courses. It is not a difficult program to do well in.
You may not want to work in the business field, but you should know that many of the jobs in the legal field are in corporate areas of law. See the list of employers that participate in the law school recruitment process here - https://ultravires.ca/2022/12/toronto-summer-2023-2l-recruit-numbers/. Over 90% of these employers are corporate law firms and having a Queen's commerce degree will be a benefit when applying to these firms.
In all honesty, why are you not willing to give yourself a chance to try and get into the top law schools in Canada? You are closing many doors before even giving yourself a chance to see if you can do it. It is not that difficult to get into Western and Queen's law. Even TMU's law school is doing pretty well now in the job market. You can always apply to UOttawa's law school in the future too. At the end of the day, you are competing for jobs with many people in their mid-late 20s and 30s (the average age in first year of law school is 25-27). You would be at a huge disadvantage in the job market as a law student in their low 20s doing one of these undergraduate/JD combined degree programs.