The Elon University School of Law is mentioned in a Sept. 19 story in the Wall Street Journal about the proliferation of U.S. law schools.
The story, part of a legal roundup by staff reporters Peter Lattman and Amir Efrani, details the rise in the number of law schools receiving ABA accreditation in recent years. A total of 19 schools have been accredited since 1995, compared with just 3 from 1985 to 1995. Elon was the only law school mentioned by name out of the four that have opened in the Carolinas and Virginia in the last few years. Facts about the costs of opening the school were attributed to Dean Leary Davis.
Elon will apply for provisional ABA accreditation this year, and an ABA inspection team will visit the law school for four days beginning Oct. 31.
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