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Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Established1970
School typePrivate
DeanA. Gail Prudenti
LocationHempstead, New York, US
Enrollment791[1]
Faculty90[2]
USNWR ranking140th (2024)[3]
Bar pass rate62% (July 2018 NY first-time takers)[4]
Websitelaw.hofstra.edu

The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (commonly known as Hofstra Law) is a law school located in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island, affiliated with Hofstra University. Founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971, the school offers a JD, a joint JD/MBA degree, and LL.M degrees in American law (for foreign law graduates) and family law. It also offers online LL.M and MA degrees in Health Law & Policy, an online LL.M in American Law, and an online MA in American Legal Studies.[5] The Law School is on the southern portion of the 244-acre (0.99 km2) Hofstra University campus. The school was renamed to the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in September 2011.[6]

Academics

Kushner Hall

Hofstra Law offers Juris Doctor concentrations in eight areas of study: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Law and Procedure, Family Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, and International Law.

Rankings

In the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings for law schools, Hofstra Law ranked 140th nationally. In 2021 it was ranked 119th.[3] In 2011, the school was named one of the country's best public interest law schools by preLaw magazine, a national publication aimed at prospective law students. Among the 75 law schools that made the list, Hofstra ranked 11th.[7]

Hofstra Law was ranked the No. 54 school in the country in placing partners in U.S. offices of the 100 largest national law firms in a 2011 study by Theodore P. Seto.[8] According to a 2016 study, by Law School Transparency, Hofstra ranked 35th nationally for employment outcomes and 6th in New York State.[9]

Admission statistics

For the 2019 entering class, 48.33% of applicants were accepted with 18.90% enrolling, the 50th Percentile of enrolled students having a 154 LSAT score and a 3.53 GPA.[10]

Facilities

Deane Law Library

Hofstra Law is housed in the original building opened in the 1970s upon the school's inception, although it has undergone several extensive renovations since that time. The lower floors of Kushner Hall are home to the law school's two level Barbara and Maurice A. Deane Law Library. The law building also contains both an appellate Moot Courtroom and trial moot courtroom. Access to wireless internet can be found throughout the campus.

In the early 1990s, the school added a new building, Joan Axinn Hall, to house its growing clinical programs and the Office of Career Services, and it expanded into neighboring Roosevelt Hall in 2006, with new space for its five student-run journals and other student organizations.

In total, the law school operates out of 4 buildings: Koppleman Hall (classrooms, offices, and courtrooms), Kushner Hall (library, atrium, and offices), Joan Axinn Hall (admissions and clinics), and Roosevelt Hall (offices for each journal and the moot court).

Faculty

See also: List of Hofstra University people

As of 2019, Hofstra Law had 40 full-time faculty members.[11] The faculty included (or had included in the past) Nora Demleitner (past member), Alafair Burke (no longer practicing), Monroe Freedman (deceased), Robert A. Baruch Bush, Aaron Twerski (past member), and Eric Lane (non-attorney). Per the 2022 Standard 509 Information Report filed with the ABA, full-time faculty included 23 were men, 27 women and seven people of color. Part-time faculty included 50 men, 27 women and five people of color.[12]

List of deans

Employment

According to Hofstra Law's 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 75.95% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[15] Hofstra's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 10.5%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2017 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time position[16]

For the July 2018 New York bar exam, 62% of Hofstra Law graduates who were first-time exam takers passed the bar, vs. an 83% average for graduates of New York ABA-accredited schools.[17]

Journals

Student Edited

Peer Reviewed

Costs

Annual tuition at Hofstra Law for the 2018–2019 academic year is $59,214.[20] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $329,392.[21]

Alumni

Main article: List of Hofstra University alumni

Government

Judges

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Hofstra: At a Glance | Hofstra University".
  2. ^ "Class of 2016 - Maurice A. Deane School of Law - Hofstra University". Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. ^ a b "Hofstra University (Deane)". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "A Breakdown of New York Bar Exam Results by Law School (July 2018)". 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Online Law Programs | Hofsta University". Online Master's in Health Law and Policy. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. ^ Karen Sloan ContactAll Articles. "Hofstra changes its name to honor donor". Law.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  7. ^ "Hofstra University - School of Law - J.D. Admissions - Community Involvement". Law.hofstra.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  8. ^ Seto, Theodore P. (2011-08-02). "Where Do Partners Come from?". Rochester, NY. SSRN 1903934. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Law School Transparency Jobs". Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  10. ^ "Hofstra University Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Hofstra University - School of Law - Directory - Full-Time Faculty". Law.hofstra.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  12. ^ "3 law schools dinged on bar pass rates see improvement; another back in compliance with diversity standard". Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal, March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  13. ^ Callegari, John (2012-12-17). "Eric Lane named dean of Hofstra law school". Long Island Business News. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  14. ^ Winzelberg, David (2017-05-01). "Prudenti named Hofstra Law dean". Long Island Business News. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  15. ^ "Home". hofstra.lawschoolnumbers.com.
  16. ^ "Hofstra University". www.lstreports.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  17. ^ Zaretsky, Staci (14 November 2018). "A Breakdown Of New York Bar Exam Results By Law School (July 2018)". Above the Law. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  18. ^ "Family Court Review". Maurice A. Deane School of Law - Hofstra University. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  19. ^ "American College of Trust & Estate Counsel Journal (ACTEC)". Maurice A. Deane School of Law - Hofstra University. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  20. ^ "Cost of Attendance".
  21. ^ "Hofstra University Profile".[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "D'Amato v Farrier, et al., Case No. 2:16-cv-00177-PMW, D. Utah" (PDF). The Hollywood Reporter. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

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