About Us
The Schulich School of Law is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a city with a youthful spirit, rich history, and scenic waterfront. We are a vibrant, collegial, and close-knit community of faculty and students from around the world. We live the Weldon Tradition of unselfish public service—of giving back and making the world a better place.
Our Programs
Ranked among the world's top 100 law schools in 2019 by Times Higher Education, we offer both graduate and undergraduate programs in law.
Faculty & Research
Our faculty mix imagination with our innovation to push legal research in bold new directions and to make significant contributions to legal knowledge.
Latest News
Schulich Law will host the 2025 Law Games in January for the first time in a decade.
Schulich Law student and author Ashoke Mohanraj is thrilled to be adapting his children’s book Dolphin Dude into an animated film.
Jon Legorburu and Carla Swansburg will be joining the law school as guest instructors for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Patrick and Amanda Brousseau bonded over their studies and a desire to help others.
Each year, the Bertha Wilson Honour Society recognizes the Schulich School of Law’s extraordinary alumni and showcases their geographic reach and contributions to law and society. Meet the 2024 inductees.
In the Media
- Associate Professor Olabisi D. Akinkugbe ft in "Idigbe Celebrates Father’s 100th Birthday with Commissioning of PAS World Centre"
- Assistant Professor Andrew Flavelle Martin cited in "Supreme Court of Canada Judgement re: Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan"
- Associate Professor Jodi Lazare quoted in “Debate Continued in Senate, Bill to Amend Health of Animals Act – Fourteenth Report of Agriculture and Forestry Committee"
- Professor Camille Cameron ft in "Can Big Oil be made to pay like Big Tobacco?"
- DLAS Community Legal Worker Mark Culligan ft in "91 residents of N.S. mobile home park file for return of 'unlawful' water charges"
Upcoming Events
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Exams End - 1L
December 19, 2024, 5:00 PM -
Exams End - 2L & 3L
December 20, 2024, 5:00 PM -
University Closes at 12:00 PM
December 24, 2024, 12:00 PM -
New Year's Day - University Closed
January 1, 2025, 12:00 AM -
University Re-Opens
January 2, 2025, 7:00 AM
