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#Hofstra University (Deane)

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The Maurice Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has an application deadline of April 15. Its tuition is full-time: $52,190 per year and part-time: $39,070 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 14.8:1. The Maurice Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has 73 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

Hofstra University s Maurice Deane School of Law is located on Long Island, which puts law students about 25 miles away from New York City, home to large law firms, corporations, nonprofit organizations and more. Second- and third-year law students can use the school s location to their advantage by securing unpaid externships.

Through Hofstra s clinics, law students can get hands-on training working in areas such as youth advocacy, community and economic development, and immigration. Hofstra is also home to a variety of research centers and institutes, including the Center for Applied Legal Reasoning, the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation and the Perry Weitz Institute for the Study of Mass Torts.

Students interested in pursuing two degrees at once can consider Hofstra s joint J.D./MBA program, offered in conjunction with the Frank G. Zarb School of Business. or the joint J.D./Master of Public Health program through the School of Health Sciences and Human Services. Each joint degree program can be completed in four years.

To get involved in the legal community, students have a variety of organizations to consider joining, from the Energy and Environmental Law Society to the Hofstra Law Gentleman club. Eligible students can also join law journals including the Hofstra Law Review, the Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal and the Family Court Review. To experience a legal education abroad, Hofstra law students can spend a summer in Italy or can travel to the Netherlands Antilles in the winter. Students are also eligible for a semesterlong exchange program in countries such as Belgium, Finland, Italy and the Netherlands.

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