School of Law

Thirty-four teams, representing 21 law schools, will participate in March 29 - 31 competition.

The Conference on Law and Leadership will bring together leaders in law, legal education and business to consider the role of lawyers as leaders in rapidly changing times. Co-hosted by Elon University School of Law and the Center for Creative Leadership, the conference will take place April 13-14, 2012 in Greensboro, N.C.

The 5th Annual Elon Law Barristers' Ball is right around the corner, and this year we are featuring a lot of great changes.

The fourth annual race raised more than $2,000 to support Alzheimer's disease research with upward of 170 people entering the event.

In recent weeks, members of the faculty at Elon Law have presented scholarship and insights in their areas of expertise at law schools of the following universities: Campbell, Creighton, Harvard, Nevada Las Vegas, North Carolina Central, Northeastern, Pepperdine, Richmond and Suffolk.

The new program provides Washington, D.C. externship opportunities for law students in federal agencies, legislative offices and nonprofits.

Elon Law graduates are advancing innovative national policy to increase U.S. exports, advising the public on health care law through media appearances, marking milestones of service in public interest law, and celebrating recognition as Super Lawyers.

On Thursday, April 12, from 5 to 6 p.m., Elon University School of Law invites preceptors and other guests from the legal community to socialize with Elon Law students, faculty, and administration. The event will be held in the Cemala Commons on the second floor of the law school.

Elon's Conference on International Law featured law, history and political science scholars, human rights advocates and practicing attorneys.

Elon Law student Ben Snyder and his Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic client Lynn Knul had cause to celebrate on February 24, when Knul, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States, becoming one of the nation's newest citizens.