Heather Quinn
Judicial Clerkship - NH Superior Court

Why Choose Elon:
Opportunities for Leadership

Students at Elon Law participate fully in the school's endeavors to innovate legal education and serve society. They create initiatives to address needs in the region, chart new paths for student organizations, and enrich their classes with challenging questions and open debate, shaping Elon Law's traditions of excellence for years to come.

Steve Friedland
Professor of Law

Why Choose Elon:
Hands-On Learning

Students learn through innovative approaches to the study of law, both inside the classroom and through extensive practical experiences within the legal profession.

 

Faith Rivers James
Associate Professor
of Law

Why Choose Elon:
Direct Client Interaction

Elon Law students address real and significant legal questions facing nonprofit and public organizations in the region. They hone skills in the application of law to specific client circumstances and help to solve real needs in the region, all under the supervision and guidance of faculty members and practicing lawyers.

Miriam Heard
Staff Attorney
Legal Aid of NC

Why Choose Elon:
Legal Sector Contact

Elon Law's preceptor program, with more than 50 accomplished lawyers serving as mentors to students from the moment they enter law school, connects students to the practicing bar in meaningful ways, allowing students to benefit from advice and guidance about the profession typically available only to new associates at law firms.  

Michele Cybulski
Deuterman Law Group - Greensboro, NC

Why Choose Elon:
Translating Knowledge Into Practice

The wide range of opportunities at Elon Law to interact with regional, national, and international leaders in law, business and civic sectors provide students with models for the application of knowledge, skill and vision in service to clients and society.

Damon Duncan
Duncan Law - Greensboro, NC

Why Choose Elon:
Supportive Environment

From an advisory board with extensive law and leadership experience to practicing lawyers and faculty members with a wide range of expertise, Elon Law students are supported extensively during law school and beyond.

Phillip Cornett
Judicial Clerkship - NC Court of Appeals

Why Choose Elon:
Faculty Investment

Elon Law professors invest in innovative teaching, cutting-edge research, inititiatives to improve law and policy, and the individual development of students.

Admissions

Admissions News

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. spotlights inequality in education
In his keynote address at Elon Law, U.S. Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. focused on disparities in educational opportunity.
Elon Law welcomes the Class of 2014
One hundred and thirty students, representing 59 undergraduate institutions, 30 majors, 18 states, a foreign country, and an array of professional backgrounds, have joined Elon Law as the Class of 2014. The university welcomed the class through a convocation ceremony featuring remarks by James G. Exum, Jr., former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and distinguished jurist in residence at Elon Law.
Elon Law featured in News & Record report on downtown Greensboro
The May 5 edition of the News & Record features Elon University School of Law for its contributions to the economic growth and vitality of downtown Greensboro. The article reports on downtown Greensboro's comparatively strong economic growth indicators, noting Elon's recent purchase of property in the area and the university's plans to expand facilities for the law school.
Bennett College president Julianne Malveaux delivers keynote address at fourth annual Diversity Day
More than 80 current and prospective law students attended the fourth annual Diversity Day at Elon Law on February 26. Prospective students were able to learn more about what it takes to be admitted and to succeed in law school and about the opportunities that lawyers have to serve society throughout their careers.
Philanthropy Journal spotlights Elon Law's preceptor program
The Philanthropy Journal featured the innovative preceptor program of the Elon University School of Law in a Dec. 23 story. Reporter Todd Cohen described the ways that practicing attorneys are sharing their wisdom with Elon Law students.
Elon expands downtown Greensboro campus
Elon University has signed a purchase agreement on three properties in downtown Greensboro, about one-half block north of Elon University School of Law.
Application period now open for Elon Law's Leadership Fellows program
Applicants to Elon University School of Law are encouraged to consider the law school's Leadership Fellows program, applications for which are available below. The application deadline for Fellows entering fall 2011 is Friday, March 4, 2011.
Elaine Jones describes elements of effective civil rights advocacy at Elon Law forum
Elaine R. Jones, the nation’s top civil rights lawyer from 1993 to 2004, identified core values and key strategies of the African-American Civil Rights Movement through remarks delivered at Elon University School of Law's third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. forum on January 13.

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Admissions Events

Prospective Students Information Session- Feb 9
An excellent way to experience Elon Law as a prospective student is to <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EUSLInfoSessionS12">sign up for an information session</a>.
Tour and Criminal Law Class Experience-Feb 10
Prospective students are invited to tour Elon Law and to observe a first-year law school class.
Fifth-Annual Diversity Day - Feb. 11
Judge James R. Spencer to Deliver Keynote Address at Fifth-Annual Diversity Day-Feb 11
Tour and Contracts Class Experience-Feb15
Prospective students are invited to tour Elon Law and to observe a first-year law school class.
Tour and Criminal Law Class Experience-Feb 17
Prospective students are invited to tour Elon Law and to observe a first-year law school class.
Tour and Criminal Law Class Experience-Mar 2
Prospective students are invited to tour Elon Law and to observe a first-year law school class.
Tour and Contracts Class Experience-Mar 7
Prospective students are invited to tour Elon Law and to observe a first-year law school class.

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