A Part-Time Law Program that Fits Your Schedule. In Person. In Charlotte.

You shouldn’t have to move away to pursue your dream of practicing law.

Recognizing an unmet demand for legal education in the largest American city without a law school, Elon University leaders have applied to the American Bar Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges for permission to offer a part-time program in Charlotte starting in Fall 2024. The Elon Law Flex Program will replicate, over four years, our highly experiential curriculum with the same distinguished faculty teaching in-person to meet the needs of aspiring attorneys in the Queen City seeking to study law while continuing to work, care for family members, or fulfill other obligations.

At the same time, students in the Flex Program will have the opportunity to take many of the same elective courses (plus others tailored to the Charlotte market such as banking law, health law, and sports and entertainment law) and participate in extracurricular and experiential learning programs. Elon Law already has a strong connection to Charlotte through the residencies-in-practice and internships our students complete with the city’s law firms, judges, and corporations. The Flex Program will allow us to build on those relationships.

We know the Elon Law Flex Program is a great opportunity for career professionals, those who are daytime caregivers, and others unable to commit to a full-time legal education. For those who are completing their undergraduate studies or who wish to begin their legal careers in as little time as possible, our established, full-time 2.5-year program in Greensboro is an ideal offering. Contact our admissions team to discuss which program may be best for you.

Be a part of growing the Charlotte legal community from within.

South End is Where Your Legal Journey Begins

South End, a bustling neighborhood filled with restaurants, retail, and industry just minutes from the Uptown central business district, is where Elon Law will teach the next generation of aspiring attorneys. Learn from our faculty in Elon University’s new state-of-the-art regional center at 330 West Tremont Avenue, a short walk from the LYNX Blue Line light rail system. Ample parking shared with Hi-Wire Brewing Co. makes Elon’s Charlotte Regional Center a convenient location for working professionals to attend evening classes and to network with future colleagues.

We’ve Been Different by Design

With a focus on learning by doing unlike anywhere else, Elon University School of Law has integrated traditional classroom instruction with a required, full-time residency-in-practice field placement with a judge or attorney for all students. Our established curriculum in Greensboro today provides a logically sequenced program of professional preparation and is accomplished in 2.5 years, which provides exceptional value by lowering tuition and allowing graduates to begin their legal careers six months earlier than other law schools.

Our approach, complemented by opportunities to study in legal clinics, compete in moot court competitions, and edit scholarly articles for the Elon Law Review, regularly earns Elon Law national recognition for practical training. No wonder our annual number of applications for admission has increased 50% over the past decade.

How to Apply (Starting October 1, 2023)

Elon University School of Law is now accepting applications for its Flex Program, with an anticipated start date in Fall 2024 pending approval from the American Bar Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Applications are also open for our full-time program in Greensboro. Applications are reviewed and admissions offers extended on a rolling basis throughout the admissions cycle. The application for Elon Law is free of charge.

Elon Law only accepts applications submitted through the Law School Admission Council. Applicants must complete the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), register with LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service, and provide two letters of recommendation to be forwarded to LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service. Please review the application instructions as you are completing your application.

Questions? Email us at lawadmissions@elon.edu or call (888) ELON-LAW or (336) 279-9229. We look forward to helping you achieve your dream of becoming a lawyer. We frequently offer virtual chat sessions and we invite you to join with a chat link sent to your email.

Notice: The Elon Law Flex Program is pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and acquiescence by the American Bar Association. While Elon anticipates enrolling its first class in Fall 2024, Elon makes no representation to any applicant that it will receive approval from the SACSCOC or acquiescence from the ABA by a certain date; the enrollment of the Flex Program’s first class may be delayed from Fall 2024 depending on the timeline of the approval/acquiescence process.