Designed to engaged students throughout all three years of instruction using the best practices of leadership education to enhance legal education
Emphasis on total student development, exceptional legal knowledge and skills, engaged learning, leadership and civic involvement
Small school, emphasizing close relationships among students and faculty
Outstanding faculty members recruited nationwide for their exceptional abilities, values and commitment to the vision of the school
Top students recruited for their demonstrated aptitude, achievement and interest in civic engagement and leadership
Access to learning opportunities through experiences with the area’s leading law firms, federal and state courts, businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations
Winter Term opportunities for leadership studies, innovative courses, and community involvement
The 2012 Conference on International Law at Elon University School of Law will focus on "War Crimes, Human Rights, and Immigration." <strong><br />
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<strong>Location: </strong>Elon University School of Law, Greensboro, N.C. <br />
<strong>Time:</strong> 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. <strong><br />
Sponsors:</strong> Elon Law, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa and The Fund for Excellence, International Studies, the Department of History and Geography, Department of Political Science, Prelaw and AAASE <strong><br />
Contact Person:</strong> Dr. David Crowe, School of Law / Department of History and Geography.
Marking the ten-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the 27-member editorial board of the Elon Law Review welcomed law scholars and criminal law enforcement experts from across the country on Oct. 21 to participate in a symposium titled, "Terrorism's Impact on Criminal Justice: How the Detection, Investigation, and Prosecution of Criminal Activity Has Changed Since 9/11."
At the Fourth Annual Elon Law Intramural Moot Court Competition, held Nov. 2-7, twenty law students earned an invitation to join the law school's Moot Court Board. Grant Buckner and Chantelle Lytle were the competition champions.
Elon University School of Law and the Elon Law Review are major sponsors of a jointly presented conference scheduled for Nov. 4 in Raleigh, NC, titled, "A Radical Notion of Democracy: Law, Race, and Albion Tourgée, 1865-1905."
On Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, Elon University School of Law and the Elon Law Review will present a symposium to discuss criminal law issues emerging in the decade since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General David Ogden spoke with Elon law students Sept. 16 and with undergraduate students Sept. 15 on a range of subjects including political appointments, the evolving priorities of the Department of Justice and the role of attorneys as advocates.
At Elon Law's Sept. 2011 Reception with the Legal Community, faculty members presented Strongest Comprehensive Performance awards to recognize outstanding overall performance by a student in each of the school's required courses of the 2010-11 academic year.
