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

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Admissions News

New video series explores strengths of Elon Law
In "The Elon Law Difference" video series, students and faculty describe the law school's personalized and supportive learning environment, integrated approach to career and professional development, emphasis on skills development and hands-on learning, and leadership and preceptor programs.

Report on Engaged Learning and Innovation in Legal Education
"The initiatives featured in this report represent Elon Law's commitment to a program of legal education that values engaged learning. These initiatives build upon the school's array of professional mentoring and practice-based programs. These initiatives and the real-world experiences they provide students will lead to lawyers better prepared for practice and equipped to make significant contributions in service to clients, the profession, and society throughout their careers," George R. Johnson, Jr., Dean and Professor of Law.
Elon adds to law school campus in Greensboro
Renovations to current facilities and the purchase of three nearby properties will allow the growth of law clinics and student groups.
Elon Law welcomes the Class of 2015
One hundred students representing 49 undergraduate institutions, 30 undergraduate majors and an array of professional backgrounds have joined Elon University School of Law as the Class of 2015.
Elon Law ranked among nation’s most innovative law schools
The National Jurist ranks Elon University School of Law as one of the nation's top 20 innovative law schools.
Diversity Day welcomes high school and college students to Elon Law
Elon Law's fifth annual Diversity Day welcomed minority high school and college students, among others, to a day of information about legal education and opportunities for careers in law. Students and their families attended the February 11 event, featuring The Honorable James Randolph Spencer, the first African-American Judge of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia.
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.
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.
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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