Hofstra University (Deane)

Discover Hofstra Law: The Best of New York City Plus the Amenities of College Campus

Since 1970, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has provided more than 13,000 students with an education rich in both the theory and experiential skills needed to produce outstanding lawyers, business executives, and community leaders. Hofstra Law is widely recognized as a pioneer in fully integrating clinical education into a traditional law school curriculum, while continuing to be at the forefront of legal education with programs in law and technology, health law and family law. Located on the 244-acre campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, Hofstra Law is 25 miles east of New York City in suburban Long Island. Few, if any, law schools can match the combination of Hofstra Law’s green campus and its easy access to New York City, the hub of the nation’s legal profession.

Cutting-Edge Curriculum

Hofstra Law has historically been at the forefront of legal education, first as a pioneer in fully integrating clinical education into a traditional law school curriculum, and then as one of the first law schools in the country to develop a legal technology center in 2010. Today, Hofstra Law has expanded its offerings to include courses in cybersecurity, cryptocurrency and courtroom technology, as well as a legal-tech fellowship program.

Hofstra Law’s Weitz & Luxenberg Trial “Courtroom of the Future” allows students to experience contemporary trial practice. This includes software used in trials, digital presentation and preservation of evidence, and videoconferencing for off-site witnesses and experts.

Diversity Matters to Us

We believe that having a community of differing perspectives and backgrounds — income, geographic, ethnic and other — enhance our intellectual and social life at the Law School. We have developed unique programming to support our diversity efforts and our diversity student organizations.

Career Services Dedicated to Your Success

Going to Hofstra Law will open many doors for you. Our alumni have gone on to become partners and chairs at major firms, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, sports agents, politicians, judges, professors, entrepreneurs and more.

Our ideal location offers you even more employment and internship opportunities in New York City and on Long Island. For the Class of 2021, the Law School reported its highest job placement numbers in the last decade for full-time, long-term, bar-passage-required and JD-advantage positions 10 months after graduation.

Find Your Focus

At Hofstra Law, we give you the opportunity to find your focus in a particular legal area. You could add a concentration in business law, corporate compliance law, criminal law and procedures, family law, health law, intellectual property law or international law. Or choose one of our joint degree options: JD/MBA (Master of Business Administration), JD/MALFL (Master of Linguistics: Forensic Linguistics), JD/MA in Bioethics or a JD/MPH (Master of Public Health).

Solve Real-World Problems

At Hofstra Law, you can learn from experienced faculty to hone your skills while representing individuals facing real legal challenges by counseling clients and advocating in court. Students have the opportunity to work in one of Hofstra Law’s 8 clinics.

Hofstra Law has 10 national and global centers of excellence to foster your research, education and action on critical issues facing today's society. These centers are just a part of a massive network of resources that will help you build your skill set and get the hands-on experience you need to stand out in the legal marketplace.

Graduate Programs

In addition to its JD Program, Hofstra Law offers an ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate Program, an Online MA in Health Law and Policy, and three LLM Programs: American Legal Studies; Family Law; and Online LLM in Health Law and Policy.