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With a full-time program in Greensboro and a part-time evening program in Charlotte, Elon University School of Law is the preeminent school for engaged and experiential legal education. Elon Law is the preeminent law school for engaged and experiential legal education with more practical training, more value, and more personal relationships with faculty and alumni than other American law schools.
06/12/2026
The Elon Law Class of 2025 raised the bar.
Graduates achieved the highest overall first-time bar passage rate in school history, with 90.9% passing bar exams in North Carolina and 11 other states.
We're exceptionally proud.
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06/09/2026
Before they complete their first year, every Elon Law student has the opportunity to compete in the Intramural Moot Court Competition, arguing a case before volunteer judges from the bench, bar and alumni community.
More than 100 students took part in this year's competition -- the largest we've ever held -- honing the advocacy skills they'll carry into practice. Thanks to so many in our community for showing up, listening to, and supporting our students!
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06/08/2026
It's official.
The ABA has approved Elon Law's full-time, 2.5-year J.D. program in Charlotte. The program launches in Fall 2027, with applications opening Sept. 1.
We're excited to deepen our commitment to Charlotte and help shape what's next.
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One competition. Dozens of advocates in the making.
Elon Law's first-year students recently participated in our annual Intramural Moot Court Competition, presenting appellate arguments before volunteer judges from across the legal profession.
05/29/2026
Congratulations to North Carolina's newest licensed attorneys!
Fifteen Elon Law graduates joined the legal profession, swearing oaths to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law as members of the North Carolina and federal bars.
Hosted by the Greensboro Bar Association, the annual ceremony celebrated the hard work, dedication and achievements of the law school's newest attorneys.
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05/21/2026
“Everything that distinguishes Elon Law today traces back to Dean Emeritus Luke Bierman's vision and the decisions he made to reimagine legal education."
Elon Law's singular 2.5-year J.D. curriculum and Residency-in-Practice Program began with Bierman's vision for a new brand of legal education that is faster, more affordable and more tied to the legal profession than the traditional model.
This month, colleagues and university leaders gathered in the Elon Law library to honor that legacy with a portrait unveiling and reception.
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05/19/2026
Look who's on the cover! 🥰
PreLaw Magazine featured Elon Law and our great students on the cover of its spring 2026 Best Law Schools for Practical Training issue. The recognition highlights what sets Elon Law apart: a 2.5-year J.D. curriculum and a full-time, course-connected Residency-in-Practice that gives every student immersive, hands-on legal experience before graduation.
Congratulations to our cover stars:
⭐ Sierra Watkins L’26
⭐ Rachel Claffee L’26
⭐ Andrew Hess L’25
Thanks to and PreLaw Magazine for recognizing !
05/15/2026
Next week, Elon Law’s first-year students will deliver their first graded oral arguments in our Legal Method & Communication courses.
They’ve been practicing this week with Moot Court Board members and second-year teaching assistants who are helping them refine their advocacy skills and build confidence at the podium.
It takes courage to stand up and argue a case before classmates, professors and practicing lawyers. Wish our 1Ls the best as they prepare to make their case!
05/11/2026
Uncovering how the U.S. Supreme Court operates requires clarity in purpose. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor offered insights into the questions that guide her work to reveal "secrets that are in the public interest" in Elon Law's Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture.
“How much do the justices bargain with one another? What role do clerks play? What does it mean to hold power at that level for 20 or 30 years?”
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Feeling stuffed. 😋 🌭 😂
and its first annual hotdog eating contest. Congrats to Gordon McKeehan! (We’re sure there are some Tums somewhere around here …)
