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Elon Law conferred degrees Saturday on 122 graduates who celebrated the end of their legal education with an online ceremony streamed from Alumni Gym and featuring an address by Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Graduates in Elon Law’s Class of 2020 were recognized in an online program with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.

The 2021 edition of the popular college guide cites student accolades about Elon Law’s highly experiential 2.5-year curriculum, its professors, and the resources available from the library and the Office of Academic Success.

Christopher Schroeder L’20 took first place in the inaugural Mock Opening Intern Competition for more than two dozen law students working over the summer at bases across the United States.

Executive board members and class representatives help lead an umbrella organization that governs other law school student groups and committees.

The parent of a 2016 alumna of Elon University, Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will deliver remarks to graduates in the Class of 2020 in a December online ceremony.

A strong showing in a regional round of the National Moot Court Competition earned Kim Clark L’21 and Jessica Leach L’21 a berth in the winter finals of a prestigious event co-hosted by the New York City Bar Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Fifteen of Elon University School of Law's top students will guide the publication next year of the student-run and student-edited scholarly journal.

A team from George Mason University took top honors in the 11th Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition, which welcomed 48 teams from 31 law schools across the United States, making it the largest moot court contest ever hosted by Elon Law.

Students performed original works on October 15, 2020, during the second annual “High Rhymes & Misdemeanors” Poetry Slam hosted by Elon Law’s Legal Method & Communication Program.