The Hofstra University School of Law recently overhauled its first-year curriculum. It replaced a class on lawmaking institutions with a transnational law requirement--a change that many schools have also undertaken, though Hofstra was one of the first. Hofstra Law's most prominent academic focus is child and family law. The school has an LLM in family law, as well as a JD concentration in the area, both run through the Center for Children, Families, and the Law. Hofstra also has a particular emphasis on gender studies and the law, conducting research on gender-related policy through its Institute for the Study of Gender, Law, and Policy and offering a fellowship to students interested in LGBT rights.

Including family law and gender studies and the law, Hofstra Law has 14 concentration areas. The school also offers an LLM in international law and a JD/MBA with the Frank G. Zarb School of Business. Employment prospects for Hofstra Law graduates center around Long Island. Though the majority of students go into private practice, government jobs and business law positions are also popular--a third of the class of 2007 went into these two sectors. Hofstra Law offers on-campus apartments, as housing in Hampstead can be difficult to find. According to Vault's surveys, many students commute from other suburbs, so parking can be extremely difficult to find.