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

Like me, you’re clearly someone seeking to make a difference with your legal education. As former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, I’ve been fortunate to work with the best attorneys, legal scholars, and jurists in the nation. Through my previous work as a law school Dean and a faculty member at three other institutions, I’ve seen the great opportunity that exists to provide a legal education that is truly extraordinary. I look forward to working with a broad array of extraordinary legal scholars and leaders to build a law school of distinction—one with a national reputation for excellence and that educates lawyers of integrity who are leaders committed to promote justice and serve the common good. Come join us."

Chief Justice Mark Martin
Founding Dean and Professor of Law

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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.”

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

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

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. 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, Georgia 30033-4097, by calling 404-679-4500, or by using information on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).