Dalhousie Law Students' Society
6061 University Avenue B3H4R2 Halifax, NS, Canada

Welcome back to the new semester everyone! We know many of you are in quarantine right now (thank you for doing your part to keep us safe!) so we’re hosting an online event that will keep you social & socially distanced. Weldon Family Feud will be taking place on Tuesday, Jan. 12th at 7pm. Teams of up to 5 people can be registered using the Typeform link sent to your dal email. If you don’t have a team, you can register individually and we’ll allocate you to a team. Please register your team (or yourself!) by 12 noon AST on Friday, January 8th!

Today marks the last day of exams for upper years and brings the fall semester to a close. Congratulations to everyone for finishing the semester! We wanted to spread some holiday cheer by offering a Holiday baking class via Zoom, with Weldon’s very own, Melissa Earl! The class will take place on Sunday, December 27 at 2PM Atlantic time and you can join in from wherever you are. It’s up to you folks to choose what we bake so check out our story and vote in the poll at the end! Happy Holidays and looking forward to seeing you all on the 27th!

The LSS has partnered with LexisNexis to offer a textbook giveaway! The winner will be able to choose one of the three following titles: Canada Business Corporations Act and Commentary, 2020-2021 R. Miedema & S. Bradley, Nova Scotia Companies Act and Commentary, 2021 Barbara Billingsley -General Principles of Canadian Insurance Law (Student Edition), 3rd Edition ... TO ENTER: Follow LexisNexis on social media (@lnc_lawschools on Instagram or Facebook: LncForStudents) Register for STAR / Be registered already: lexisnexis.ca/STAR Enter the secret code (posted in your Law Facebook groups) into the STAR Platform The giveaway will close on January 15th so be sure to enter before then!

Hello Weldon! Exam period is underway and we want to provide you with some ~socially distanced~ support & encouragement! If you’re studying TOMORROW, show us where/how by tagging @dal.lss in a post or story and we’ll deliver a treat bag to you! Rules:... - Posts will be accepted all day on Thursday, Dec. 3rd and treat bags will be delivered on Friday, Dec. 4th! - Once we see your post, we’ll send you a dm asking for your address so we can deliver your treat bag. Please ensure you’re able to meet us at the entry of your building on Friday, Dec. 4th (don’t forget to wear a mask)! - We’ll deliver treat bags to those living in Halifax, Dartmouth, or Bedford. If you’re not in the Halifax area, still participate! We‘ll send you a gift via mail. This includes students out of province! - If you don’t have an Instagram account, you can participate by email! Send an email to [email protected] with a photo & brief message about where/how you’re studying and your address. We wish you all the best this exam season and hope you have a restful and fulfilling winter break We can’t wait to *see* you in January! A big shout out to our 1L Exec, Grace Mangusso, for spearheading the initiative! *Please note we have limited quantities of treat bags and they’ll be delivered on a first-come first-served basis.

The Schulich School of Law has partnered with the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to offer two weeks of live panels with prison law professionals. Check out the event for registration info!

Due to COVID-19 we were unable to hold out AGM in March. Join us at 10AM Atlantic time on November 19 for the virtual 2020 AGM. We will be discussing the current state of the society and constitutional amendments. A link and more information will be emailed to all students.

The SOCO fall clothing sale is now open on our website at dallss.com/shop. There are some exciting new additions and colours this year! The deadline for orders is November 6 at 3PM Atlantic. Items are only available for pick up. For questions please reach out to [email protected].

We asked one of the winners of the Pattillo Prize in Advocacy, Nicole Kelly, about her experience in the Smith Shield: Competing in the Smith Shield Moot was such a surreal experience! It was very intimidating to be mooting in front of such esteemed judges, especially with all of their curve ball questions. It's also hard enough trying to stay poised and come up with articulate answers, without adding the extra complications of mooting over Zoom. At one point during the moot, my microphone accidentally muted and I honestly just wanted to cry. That being said, it's crazy to think back to the 1L moot and see how far I've come. It was such an honour to compete and an experience I'll surely be talking about for many years to come! Congratulations again, Nicole!

Another big congratulations to all of the participants!

Last stop for Orientation Weekend - Nova Scotia wine tasting at Obladee!