Elon University - School of Law
Career Services

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Career Services focuses on helping students lay a strong foundation for a satisfying and successful career in the legal profession. To that end, students begin law school orientation with a series of assessments for development to help them identify their strengths, preferences and strong interests and skills. These assessments serve as an exploration tool when students begin to consider career options and leadership opportunities. The Career Services staff supports student efforts to identify career goals and to secure internships and employment in line with those goals. Staff review student resumes and cover letters, helping students focus their job search efforts. Elon Law’s career services office maintains relationships with employers, posting position openings and hosting firms interested in visiting the school and interviewing on campus. The School belongs to the NC Consortium of Law Schools, participating in its job fairs. In an effort to support students who choose a public service career, the law school is a member of NCLEAF, a loan repayment program for qualifying students who choose a public service career track.


Students are assigned Preceptors their first semester in law school in an effort to provide students with constant constructive feedback and an immediate link to the profession they expect to enter. Preceptors are trained practicing lawyers who volunteer hours of their time observing students in class, critiquing briefs and written work and hosting students at their offices and the courthouse to observe lawyers representing clients. The law school hosts monthly Afternoon Teas, attended by a judge of the month, members of the Bar and guests from various practices concentrations and bar organizations. These Teas provide networking and professionalization opportunities for students. Introductory Career Panels prior to Teas give students overviews of different practice areas. The Greensboro Bar Association and the Guilford Inns of Court invite a limited number of students to attend their meetings at no cost to the student, rotating through the class to give as many students as possible the opportunity to attend at least one meeting of lawyers during the school year. Elon law students may join the Greensboro Bar Association at no cost, entitling them to purchase meals at one-half cost at any meeting.

Elon Law is firmly committed to launching students on their career paths towards success as lawyers and as leaders in their communities. After November 1 of their 1L year, students should consult with the Assistant Director of Career Services, Darlene McDowell, for assistance.

Elon Law recognizes and adheres to Standard 211 of the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools which provides that: “Non-discrimination and equality of opportunity in legal education includes equal opportunity to obtain employment.” In accordance with this Standard and the School of Law’s commitment to the principle of equal opportunity in all of its programs and practices, the School of Law expects every employer to whom the Career Services Office furnishes assistance and facilities for interviewing and other placement functions to observe principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age and disability in regard to hiring, promotion, retention and conditions of employment.

EMPLOYERS PLEASE NOTE: For your convenience in scheduling on-campus interviews, requesting resumes of our students or posting positions, we have included an online Career Services Request Form. Please click on the link provided and return the document by email to the address shown at the bottom of the page.

CAREER SERVICES REQUEST FORM