Student News

A recent book discussion about the way history, culture, and psychology can shape stereotypes offered Elon Law’s newest students an opportunity to learn about each other during Orientation for the Class of 2022.

The 15th entering class of Elon University School of Law is its largest and one of the most diverse in program history.

In Convocation remarks to Elon Law’s Class of 2022, Kimberly Bullock Gatling, one of North Carolina’s most prominent intellectual property attorneys, encouraged students to “try a little bit of everything” as they begin their legal education in an era of unprecedented global challenges.

Cynthia Hernandez L’20, with guidance from Assistant Professor Taleed El-Sabawi, compiled a checklist sent to North Carolina lawyers who defend clients facing murder charges under the state’s new "death by distribution" law.

Led by graduates from the Class of December 2019, the most recent volume of the Elon Law Review features articles and commentaries on topics that include the U.S. Supreme Court, assessments for measuring student learning in law school, and the politicization of the American judiciary.

A report by journalist Olivia Steen on June 23, 2020, featured the work of the law school's Small Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic, which is aiding local businesses and nonprofits through a grant from the City of Greensboro, the United Way of Greater Greensboro, and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.

Elon Law Dean Luke Bierman invited law school students, faculty and staff to reflect on the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth - and then "put into action today’s cause for remembrance" - in an email delivered to the community on June 19, 2020.

Four graduates of Elon Law’s Class of 2019 were sworn into the practice of law on Tuesday in a Zoom ceremony hosted by the Hon. Teresa Vincent, chief judge of the North Carolina District Court in Guilford County.

“Frankly, I protested because I don’t want to be the next hashtag.” Paris Henderson L’21 was one of four women who shared in a recent Charlotte Observer column their motivations for taking part in recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations across North Carolina.

With funding from AccessLex Institute, Elon Law will conduct research on new and emerging programs aimed at supporting students in the classroom and on the bar exam.