Elon Law students partner with Legal Aid of North Carolina to provide free tax assistance to Triad residents

February 12, 2009

Forty-three students from Elon University School of Law will be partnering with Legal Aid of North Carolina to offer residents of the Triad region of low to moderate income free assistance in preparing tax returns and transmitting those returns to the IRS.

Elon Law students win two Best Brief awards at national moot court competitions

February 9, 2009

On Saturday, February 7, 2009, Elon Law students participated in national moot court competitions at Regent and Charleston Law Schools, winning several awards.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker sees pivotal time of leadership change in America

February 5, 2009

Cory Booker, the 39-year-old Mayor of Newark, N.J., who is seen as a rising political star, told Elon Law students Feb. 3 that they are experiencing a “watershed time in American life.” Delivering the law school’s Bryan Leadership Lecture, Booker said he has great hope in the leaders emerging from the millennial generation.

Booker emphasizes ethics, values in meeting with law students

February 5, 2009

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker told Elon Law students his political success has been due to his unwavering focus on ethics and purpose.

Diversity Day at Elon Law set for February 7, 2009, with featured speaker Elaine R. Jones

February 3, 2009

Elaine R. Jones, who served as the first woman president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) from 1993 to 2004 and championed a number of groundbreaking civil rights cases over a career spanning three decades, will deliver the keynote address at Elon University School of Law’s second annual Diversity Day, presented in partnership with DiscoverLaw.org, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.

Law students assist local nonprofits in winter course

January 30, 2009

Students in the Winter Term course “Public Law & Leadership” made a series of presentations this month to the leaders of four Greensboro nonprofits who sought advice on legal questions involving their work.

Elon Law hosts trial advocacy training class for regional faculty

January 29, 2009

Elon Law and Wake Forest Law School co-hosted a National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) faculty training course on Saturday, January 24 at the Elon University School of Law.

Andrew Haile publishes article for the American Bar Association Supreme Court Preview

January 29, 2009

Assistant Professor Andrew Haile has published an article for the American Bar Association Supreme Court Preview about the pending case of Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi.

Elon Law Students Participate in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

January 23, 2009

Elon University School of Law students participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service Jan. 19 by volunteering at the Welfare Reform Liaison Project (WRLP) in Greensboro.

Philip Craft named director of communications for Elon University School of Law

January 22, 2009

Philip A. Craft has been named director of communications for Elon University School of Law. He joins Elon Law after serving seven years as deputy chief of staff and press secretary for U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (N.Y.) and three years as director of communications and marketing for City Parks Foundation in New York City.