Student News

The Dean George R. Johnson Scholarship recognizes excellence, intellect, and integrity, exemplified by inaugural recipient Karrington Wallace L’25, a first-generation law student planning a career in civil rights law.

Joshua Burgan L’25 learned the importance of personal connections with clients and honed his skills in medical malpractice law through a 10-week residency at a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, law firm.

Working under Chief Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Ivey Schofield L’25 sharpened her legal research and writing skills through intensive, real-world appellate work that mirrors her future career.

We the People – Elon Law’s Constitutional Law Journal will present ‘Unlawful or Unprotected? 4th Amendment Rights in Criminal vs. Immigration Detention’ on Oct. 7 at Elon Law’s downtown Greensboro campus.

At Elon Law Review’s 2025 symposium, “Breaking News: First Amendment on Trial,” scholars and journalists explored free speech, press rights, social media and AI’s growing influence on information access.

Five members of Elon Law’s OUTLaw organization traveled to New York City for the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair this summer, aided by an endowment to Elon’s Gender & LBGTQIA Center for students’ professional development.

“Breaking News: First Amendment on Trial,” the theme of the Elon Law Review’s 2025 annual symposium, will take place Friday, Sept. 19, with lawyers, scholars and journalists discussing current challenges to our core freedoms.

A rising second-year law student, MacKnight plans to practice criminal law with a focus on juvenile advocacy. She is one of three WCBA scholarship recipients announced this summer.

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.

The Hon. John Morris L’10, the law school’s first graduate to become a Superior Court judge, urged Elon Law’s largest-ever class to commit themselves to diligence, service and perseverance during ceremonies held Aug. 5, 2025, in Elon University's Alumni Gym.