Academics

Andrew Conway L’24 learned this winter at a downtown Greensboro law firm about the benefits of getting to know clients on a personal level to help address current needs and identify future opportunities.

Thirty-six women and men with an array of academic interests and career backgrounds comprise the charter cohort of an in-person, part-time program of legal study for working professionals in North Carolina’s largest city.

A social media savant, Kyra Auguste L’24 used LinkedIn to connect with members of the legal team for a popular NFL franchise where she made friends and developed a deeper knowledge of the many ways the law influences professional sport and entertainment organizations.

The 2024 edition of the popular guide includes Elon University’s downtown Greensboro law school with student praise for faculty mentors who “are what make this school shine.”

Working with knowledgeable attorneys at the boutique Charlotte law firm afforded Sydney Rimmer L’24 an opportunity to sharpen her skills in drafting complaints, demand letters, memos, settlement agreements, and more - all while helping clients whose stories inspired her.

The longtime legal educator and administrator who helped build from the ground up Greensboro’s nationally ranked law school for practical training will oversee all aspects of the Elon Law Flex Program at Elon University’s Charlotte campus.

Elon Law students in the Class of 2025 made appellate arguments in a fictional lawsuit involving the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and whether the claim should be allowed to proceed when the plaintiff had been given erroneous information by his employer.

Judges visited with legal writing classes and dined with students interested in clerkships before oral arguments in two cases soon to be decided: the first involving a drug trafficking conviction, and the other a question of attorney fees in a lawsuit brought against an employer.

PreLaw Magazine again lists Elon University School of Law among the country’s best with an A+ for its curriculum in an annual ranking that celebrates the way legal programs help students learn by doing.

The former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court is teaching classes and mentoring students as a yearlong member of the Elon Law faculty.