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
After nearly a decade of working in a rewarding full-time legal practice, Naiomi Metallic altered her career path to better advocate for Indigenous peoples.
A Dalhousie Global Research Seed Fund Grant is supporting an international partnership with Dr. Merle Bowen of the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
Tiffany Coolen-Jewers and Conor Falvey have each been recognized with a 2024 DPMG Award for Outstanding Achievement.
For Ruck (BA ’72, LLB ’77), a prominent lawyer and human rights activist, the values of building community and striving for equality were instilled in him at an early age.
In the Media
- Professor Emeritus Jocelyn Downie ft in "A British Columbia court challenge to end forced transfer for medical assistance in dying"
- Associate Professor Phillip Saunders ft in "Standing room only public meeting held against Dartmouth Cove infill project"
- Assistant Professor Suzie Dunn ft in "$5K awarded to B.C. man for sex video shared on OnlyFans not enough, lawyers say"
- Professor Emeritus Wayne MacKay ft in "The Todd Veinotte Show, June 13, 2024"
- Associate Professor Naiomi Metallic ft in "Academic, advocate and author"
Upcoming Events
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Supplemental and Special Exams Period 3
June 17, 2024, 9:00 AM -
Online Registration Opens - 1Ls
July 22, 2024, 9:00 AM
