Congratulations on your acceptance to Elon Law!

By joining 久久热 School of Law, you will become part of a talented and dynamic group of students.聽Elon Law students develop close relationships with their peers, professors and attorneys mentors from the start. These supportive relationships are integral to your legal education, professional development and career success.

At Elon, you will work individually with attorney mentors, faculty advisors, executive leadership coaches and career development consultants to shape a personalized educational and career path that is guided by your goals. You will engage in a variety of hands-on, professional work experiences that advance your career objectives in ways that are highly valued in the legal employment market. We are excited to welcome you to a different kind of law school, one that is known for both rigorous thinking and doing, and one that values and supports the vision of pioneering, innovative students.

While Elon Law is not the right law school for everyone, your acceptance indicates our strong belief that, based on your background and goals, this is the right law school for you.聽 In addition to reviewing the exciting developments at Elon Law below, we encourage you to review the聽, to聽 and to聽聽with any questions you may have. We want to support you every step of the way, from admissions, throughout your years at Elon Law and beyond, in a lifelong relationship that supports your career, professional development, service interests and leadership roles within your community.

Important Dates for Incoming Fall 2026 Full-Time Admits:

  • Regular Decision Deposit Deadlines:聽April 15 & May 15, 2026
  • Summer Admitted Student Event: June 6, 2026
  • Orientation & Convocation: August 4-6, 2026
  • August Term: August 10-25, 2026

Important Dates for Incoming Fall 2026 Charlotte Flex Program Admits:

  • Deposit Deadline:聽May 1, 2026
  • Admitted Student Event:聽June 23, 2026
  • Orientation & Convocation: August 10-11, 2026
  • August Term: August 12-27, 2026

National distinctions

  • #4 in the Nation for Practical Training, as ranked by PreLaw Magazine in its Spring 2024 issue.
  • Twice named among 鈥淎merica鈥檚 20 most innovative law schools,鈥澛爐he first time for being one of the nation鈥檚 only law schools to pair first-year students with practicing attorneys who serve as mentors and encourage students to shadow them at their practices, and then as a 2.5-year program with a guaranteed residency-in-practice (National Jurist, 2012 & 2017)
  • A Leadership program that is the recipient of the E. Smythe Gambrell Award, the top national award for excellence in legal professionalism programming, and 鈥渨orthy of emulation by law schools鈥 nationwide (American Bar Association, 2013)
  • One of five law schools featured for 鈥済etting serious about business skills鈥 in legal education聽(National Law Journal, 2013)
  • An emphasis on skills development and hands-on learning, evidenced by the fact that聽100 percent of entering students will graduate with significant, immersive law practice experiences including full-time residencies
  • A personalized, supportive learning environment evidenced by a 10-to-1 student/faculty ratio and a faculty adviser for every student.

Features of Elon Law鈥檚 learning-by-doing curriculum

  • The first and only law school to ensure that all students benefit from full-time, faculty-directed residencies in the practice of law
  • Experiential learning integrated throughout the curriculum, exceeding the ABA鈥檚 experiential learning requirements
  • 久久热 will begin their studies with an introductory program focused on legal analysis, writing and communication, and leadership and professionalism
  • Each student will benefit from a faculty adviser, a career adviser in the Office of Career & Student Development, and during the first year, a 2L or 3L who will serve as a Mentor
  • In a seven-trimester schedule, students will complete their studies in December, allowing them to take the February bar exam and begin law practice in the spring

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