Elena B. Langan
joined Touro Law Center in 2019 serving as Dean and Professor of Law. Dean
Langan has guided the law school through a reaccreditation process with the
ABA, expanded the clinical program, graduated the first class of FlexTime
students and has expanded the FlexTime program to include our newly established
Manhattan campus and, beginning with an inaugural class in 2027, a campus
location in Great Falls, Montana.
Dean Langan has
established alumni relationships nationally and, under her leadership, Touro
Law has seen its highest employment rate for graduates in the school’s
history. Under her tenure, the law school has established critical new
scholarships and raised substantial funds to directly support students and
institutional programs.
Prior to her appointment at Touro Law, she served as the Dean of Concordia University School of Law in Boise, Idaho and Interim Dean at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law in Fort Lauderdale Florida, where she also served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the first year lawyering skills and values program.
At Concordia University, Dean Langan served as a member of the student success subcommittee of the President’s Advisory Council and was responsible for: creating, among other things, the 5th & Front Program, a comprehensive pro bono and clinical program providing legal services to the community; engaging in the strategic design and development of innovative JD and non-JD programs; and enhancing the reputation of the law school.
As Interim Dean at Nova she led the effort to more than double enrollment in online non-JD masters programs, increased opportunities for student experiential learning by expanding clinical offerings and led successful fundraising efforts to support student scholarships and law school programs. She had also served on numerous task forces and committees including the Bar Pass Task Force, the law library and technology center strategic planning task force, and the professionalism curriculum committee. She also was responsible for curricular and assessment changes consistent with student learning outcomes and bar passage.
Prior to entering academia, Dean Langan practiced law in Maryland and in Florida. Her scholarship focuses on law school pedagogy and law school admissions, as well as family law. A student-centered Dean, Elena Langan has been active in the Association of American Law Schools, the Inns of Court, and state and national bar associations. She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Law.
Dean Langan has successfully designed and developed innovative JD and non-JD programs, increased opportunities for student experiential learning, and enhanced law school reputations. She has a proven record in fundraising to support scholarships and program development.
