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At Hofstra Law, our dedicated faculty and administrators equip you withthe skills and network essential for success.

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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.

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Class of 2022, 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.

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