Student News

Forty teams representing 24 law schools visited Elon University School of Law for an April event that challenged students to deftly argue questions of First Amendment rights versus the role of government in protecting public health and safety.

The Elon University School of Law's new approach to legal education earned praise in U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Graduate Schools 2017" guidebook.

Meghan Smith and Jackson Barnes, second year Elon Law students, were recognized for their exemplary professionalism at the Eighth Annual Charleston School of Law National Moot Court Competition on March 18-19, 2016. Smith and Jackson won the competition's Professionalism Award, selected by the Charleston Moot Court Board as the team best representing professional integrity, courtesy, and esteem throughout the competition.  

Elon Law's 2016 Commencement ceremony will feature Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 

Elon Law student Angelique Ryan has been named one of the country’s 25 law students of the year by National Jurist magazine. 

The former president made a campaign visit to Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday as he stumped for his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is vying for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 race for the White House.

The first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of North Carolina will visit campus on May 20 to address graduating students and their families.

Elon Law student Ragan Riddle is determined to succeed in her fight against cancer and to illustrate a life of joy, a February 21 Times-News article reports.

Elon Law student Gerard Truesdale is featured in the American Bar Association’s Student Lawyer magazine for creating and operating a nonprofit that provides high school students with life skills and pathways to higher education.