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 law schools by the Times Higher Education 2025 World University Rankings by Subject and the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject, 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.
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Upcoming Events
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1L Exams End
December 18, 2025, 5:00 PM -
Upper-Year Exams End
December 19, 2025, 5:00 PM -
University Closes at 12:00 PM
December 24, 2025, 12:00 PM -
New Year's Day – University Closed
January 1, 2026, 12:00 AM -
University Re-Opens
January 5, 2026, 7:00 AM
In the Media
- Associate Professor Andrew Flavelle Martin ft in "Immunity for Alberta attorney general necessary to ward off ‘political activism,’ attorney general says"
- Professor Emeritus Wayne MacKay ft in "N.S. RCMP says it was already tackling illegal cannabis before minister's directive"
- Professor Emeritus Wayne MacKay ft in "Mi’kmaq chiefs and law expert weigh in on Nova Scotia’s cannabis directive to police"
- Professor Emeritus Wayne MacKay ft in "Nova Scotia wants crackdown on illegal cannabis, asks Mi'kmaq chiefs for support"
- Professor Emeritus Wayne MacKay ft in "What's at stake as the Supreme Court weighs changes to the Jordan limits for how long a trial can take"

