THE WELDON TIMES

Each year, law students across the country suit up, polish their resumes, and enter one of the most intense processes of their legal careers. This article offers steps and advice on how to make the most of your recruit process from those who have learned firsthand. 

Come with me to the Halifax Brewery Market Saturday morning. Farmers, bakers, florists, and crafters, painters, makers, chefs, and baristas – rain or shine, year after year – travel with their vans packed to the brim before dawn from The Valley and South Shore and set up on Lower Water Street to prepare displays that charm eyes and satiate curious tastes.

This summer, I had the opportunity to participate in the Queen’s International Law Program in the public international law stream. In this article, I will share some highlights and personal reflections on the program, from practical advice on entering the field of international law to insights into what it means to study it at a time when the system appears to be collapsing. 

Intrepid connoisseur, Nicole McLuhan, details her summer journey across the Halifax hot dog landscape. Ten dogs, all alike in company, In fair Halagonia, where we lay our scene, From ancient goal break to new glizzy-dom, Where hot dog stuff makes civil hands unclean.

During my summer position in family law, I’ve heard more than one family lawyer half-jokingly say the best way to avoid the chaos is simple: “Don’t get married.” Romantic, I know.

My mind always craved high-impact movement. This made things like cardio circuits, spin class, and Pilates a perfect fit. In these spaces, I was part of something bigger than myself. When I made space for movement, I found community.

When I was eight, university felt impossibly far away. As a kid, just a week felt like a year. But as the weeks turned into months, and months into years, my undergrad came and went in a flash. So much life happens between point A and point B, and yet we look back and wonder how things flew by so quickly. Even during undergrad, the idea of being a working lawyer felt like a lifetime away.

Alexi Grewal, President of the Dalhousie Family Law Society, guides students through the process of creating a new student society.

I spent most of my first year in law school feeling like a fraud. I’d written a impassioned personal statement about imparting change on...

Every student in the law school should know Geordie Lounsbury. Questions about Brightspace? Can’t figure out Exam4? Geordie's got you!

It can be easy to settle into a monotonous routine. I want to challenge you to do something different at law school and in life.

For those looking for new ways to enjoy film and go beyond the confines of what average chain multiplex offers, this is the guide for you!

After law school, the likelihood of encountering a client being affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) is high. Here are resources.

The dreaded question, "What sports do you play?” None. That is, until I got a text from Owen Martin. Now, water polo is life.

Something I’ve had to remind myself is that grades don’t define your worth or potential as a future lawyer, and it’s okay to feel lost.

After I had decided that I wanted to make an exchange part of my time at law school, a question arose: where? Northern Ireland answered.

Welcome to Humans of Weldon, where we deconstruct the thought process behind notable styles from Weldonites Grace Longmire and Mina Ali.

We're diving into some of our favourite spots around the city, focusing the occasions that arise at the start of a new school year!

I slip on my shoes, grab my helmet, and wheel my bicycle outside to face what I’ve been dreading: the steep hill that starts my commute.

You know that school has gotten Real, and it’s time to Lock In. Coping with stress is essential for maintaining long-term health.