School of Law

PreLaw Magazine has again listed Elon University School of Law in its annual rankings of best law schools in the United States dedicated to “preparing students for practice.”

The Hon. James L. Gale, a retired chief judge of the North Carolina Business Court, received Elon University School of Law’s 2021-2022 Leadership in the Law Award at a ceremony hosted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

Cynthia Hager L’22 and Kailyn Hutchins L’22 will each receive $2,500 in recognition of their “academic responsibility, a passion for community involvement, and a personal connection to Guilford County.”

We asked some of our most engaged faculty members to share what inspired them to become teachers and what keeps them going.

Elon Law’s student chapter of the Innocence Project welcomed four speakers working to help a Texas woman scheduled for execution on April 27 whose guilty verdict more than a decade ago has been called into question.

An Elon Law residency-in-practice with criminal prosecutors in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, provided an opportunity for Alison “Ali” DeHoek L’22 to hone the ability to think quickly on her feet while better understanding the mechanics of North Carolina’s system of justice.

Daphne Myers L’23 was one of six students nationwide randomly selected for $25,000 in a MAX by AccessLex® Scholarship Drawing, an incentive program that rewards participants in a personal finance program offered by AccessLex Institute.

The 12-member cohort celebrated its acceptance to the Periclean Scholars Program during a ceremony held in McKinnon Hall on April 5.

Brittany Willis L’22, Cassandra Saxton L’23, and Elliott Millner L’23 were recognized for entries in a Black History Month contest that challenged participants to reflect on their roles as students and future lawyers in the antiracism movement.

Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L'11 shared insights into the power of representation as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.