Residency in Practice
Elon Law’s Residency in Practice (which is a law school course) promotes “learning by practice” by strategically placing upper-level law students with supervising judges and attorneys (“supervisors”) in practice. While most students are placed in their residency based on their expressed preferences, some students may choose to propose an independently arranged placement for approval as a residency. The residency gives students valuable hands-on experience by focusing on the application of law learned in the classroom, to the realities of law practice.
The Residency is designed for students to work full-time for 10 weeks in an approved governmental, judicial, non-profit, corporate or private law firm residency field placement, under the supervision of a lawyer or judge, with the support of a faculty member. Students work with their supervisor and a faculty member to create a learning plan for their residency placement, insuring that the student maximizes their educational opportunities during the residency.
While participating in their residency, students will take an accompanying course with a member of the law faculty. Accompanying courses are designed to support student practice by focusing on the area of law or the skills used in the resident's practice. Accompanying courses will be offered at the law school and through distance learning technology, so that students have the possibility of completing a residency and the accompanying course away from the law school.
All entering Elon Law students will complete a Residency before graduation.
Contact:
Margaret Robison Kantlehner, Director of Externships and Associate Professor of Law
Phone: (336) 279- 9205
Email: mkantlehner@elon.edu