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Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law

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Our Faculty

Mentorship from extraordinary judges and practicing lawyers.
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Our Curriculum

Innovative legal education through a focus on practical skill.
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We are HPU LAW

We are a God, family, and country institution. These values are infused throughout the law school’s educational model and environment.

Our Mission

“To foster an environment in which students, faculty, and staff are free to engage in robust, uninhibited, and respectful discussion and debate that employs critical analysis and reasoned argument to equip students with the legal knowledge, skills, and values necessary to become lawyer-leaders who serve their clients and communities with civility and grace.”

Welcome from the Founding Dean
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Supreme Court of North Carolina (fmr); Founding Dean and Professor of Law
"Thank you for your interest in the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law.

During my service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, I had the opportunity to work with distinguished attorneys, legal scholars, and jurists from across the nation. We are now assembling a broad array of extraordinary legal scholars and leaders to establish a law school of distinction—one with a stellar reputation for doctrinal excellence, practical skills development, and professional identity formation. Building on the timeless proverb that, as “iron sharpens iron, so one person another,” we have built a collaborative, mutually-supportive learning environment that produces not only better lawyers, but better people too. “

Chief Justice Mark Martin
Founding Dean and Professor of Law
TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH
The Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law was announced in spring 2022 as part of a $400 million academic expansion plan, along with several other academic schools.

Each year, a growing number of undergraduate students and their parents continue inquiring about additional graduate programs.

“A law school is an important addition to HPU’s portfolio of prestigious graduate degree offerings,” says Qubein. “As The Premier Life Skills University, we continue our transformational growth plan focused on academic excellence, and we remain committed to preparing our graduates for a life of both success and significance.”
HPU Law Featured on “The College Tour”
HPU was selected to be featured for a second episode on “The College Tour,” a TV series that acts as a comprehensive guide to aid in the college search process. Each episode of the award-winning TV series shares the story of a college or university through the authentic lens of its current students. You’ll learn from real students about their real experiences on campus, with an insider’s perspective on college life and college culture.

Among the several HPU students featured in this second episode is Cosmo Esposito, a first-year student at HPU Law. Cosmo describes his life as a 1L at HPU Law, and he touts the law school’s experiential learning opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities as well as the “great rapport with faculty” as some of the reasons he chose HPU Law.

Our Unique Academic Model

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Academic Excellence

  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from Harvard Law School
  • More than 75 years of legal expertise among faculty leadership
  • Robust curriculum that cultivates doctrinal knowledge and analytical thinking

Experiential Learning

  • Extensive clinical opportunities
  • Legal internship guaranteed for students
  • Extensive team of judges and attorneys as models and mentors

Modeling Values

  • Development of the whole student equipped for personal and professional well-being
  • Emphasis on professional identity and character formation
  • Focus on lawyers as leaders with a commitment to service

Premier Life Skills

  • An emphasis on effective communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
  • Mentorship from judge or practicing attorney opportunities
  • Focus on the ability to navigate complex situations without being intimidated by obstacles

Innovative Legal Writing Program

Innovative Legal Writing Program

Legal Research and Writing (LRW) is taught in small sections of ten students, allowing students to have one-on-one interactions.

Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law Admissions

The Kahn School of Law offers an innovative legal education through a focus on experiential learning and practical skill development, professional identity and values formation, and mentoring of students to equip them to serve their clients and community with character and integrity.
1 University Parkway High Point, NC
Daily from 8:00am — 5:00pm

Associate Dean of Admissions; Lecturer of Law

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Jay Shively

Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)

Accreditation Statement

HPU Law is not currently approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (ABA) and makes no representation to any applicant that it will receive approval from the Council before the graduation of any matriculating student. The law school, however, intends to apply for provisional approval from the ABA at the earliest opportunity in conformity with ABA standards; and the school’s top priority is to obtain provisional approval before our first class of students graduates.

High Point University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. High Point University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of High Point University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4097, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).