The Elon Law Flex Program, a part-time, in-person program of legal study for place-bound students at Elon University’s Charlotte campus, welcomed its second cohort in Fall 2025.
From a Peace Corps volunteer to paralegals, Elon University School of Law welcomed 47 students into the second cohort of the Flex Program — an innovative, part-time program hosted at Elon’s Charlotte Center.
Nearly 170 people applied to join the program’s new class, which brings together aspiring attorneys from across the Carolinas and beyond. Designed for working professionals balancing careers, families and other commitments, the Flex Program allows students to earn their law degree in less than four years by attending evening classes at Elon’s Charlotte center at 330 W. Tremont Ave. in the Queen City’s South End.
“The Flex Program’s second cohort brings exceptional credentials and achievements to Elon Law,” said Vice Dean and Professor of Law Alan Woodlief, director of the Flex Program. “They were selected based on many prior achievements, a demonstrated passion for studying law, and an immense potential for success in law school and in serving others through the legal profession.”
Total Enrollment (as of Aug. 18, 2025): 47
- Eleven more students than the inaugural cohort’s 36 enrolled in August of 2024
Average age: 29, with students ranging from their early 20s to mid-40s
Female-to-male ratio: 76% / 24%
Beyond North Carolina:
Most students are from North Carolina, but several are from other states of permanent residence, including: California, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
Higher education
Members of the class earned undergraduate degrees from 35 colleges and universities. Among them:
- Nine attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
- Appalachian State University, Howard University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Winthrop University are represented by two students each.
- Others studied at institutions such as American University, Baylor University, Bucknell University, The Citadel, Elon University, North Carolina State University, Temple University and Wake Forest University.
The class studied 25+ undergraduate majors, including:
- Six in political science;
- Five in criminal justice; and
- Two each in business administration, communications, economics, English, film production, marketing, and sociology.
Professional backgrounds
Students in the new cohort bring a wide range of professional experiences:
- Forty percent are already working in the legal field as paralegals, legal assistants, legal project managers, and legal researchers.
- Others come from industries that represent the diversity of career fields available in the Charlotte metro, including finance, education, human resources, pharmaceutical sales, leasing, health care, retail and recreation.
- One member is a returning Peace Corps volunteer.
Orientation programming for the Flex Program’s second cohort included New Student Convocation, held Aug. 12 in the Charlotte center, as well as sessions aimed at getting to know each other and learning more about Elon Law’s services and processes.
About Elon University School of Law
Elon Law is the preeminent school for engaged and experiential learning in law. With a focus on learning by doing, it integrates traditional classroom instruction with a required, full-time residency-in-practice field placement for all full-time students during the winter or spring of their second year. The law school’s distinctive curriculum offers a logically sequenced program of professional preparation and is accomplished in 2.5 years, which provides exceptional value by lowering tuition and permitting graduates early entry into their careers.
Elon Law has graduated more than 1,700 alumni since opening its doors in 2006. Its annual enrollment now tops 500 students and the law school is regularly featured in the top tier of PreLaw Magazine’s “Best Schools for Practical Training” rankings. The Elon Law Flex Program, a part-time, in-person program of legal study for place-bound students at Elon University’s Charlotte campus, welcomed its second cohort in Fall 2025.