Academics

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.

Caroleen Dineen and Katherine Reynolds were among those scholars and mentors granted tenure or promoted this winter by the Elon University Board of Trustees.

Dozens of guests at a February celebration toasted Elon Law’s downtown Greensboro legal resource for aspiring nonprofit founders and small business owners.

Jenny Lane L’15 returns to her law school alma mater as assistant dean for academic success while Kristen Covington now serves as assistant director of career development.