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Employment Statistics

Employment Statistics for the Class of 2024 

Hofstra Law reported 10-month employment data as of April 2, 2025, for its Class of 2024 to the American Bar Association. The ABA’s Accreditation Standard 509 requires that graduate employment data — including employment status; employment type; whether employment is full or part-time, long or short term; whether funded by the law school or university; and employment location — be displayed in a uniform chart provided by the Council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (the “Council”) and in accordance with instructions and definitions which the Council approves.

The chart for the Class of 2024 appears below:

EMPLOYMENT STATUSFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Employed – Bar Admission Required/Anticipated237012240
Employed - J.D. Advantage1900120
Employed - Professional Position00000
Employed - Law School/University Funded00000
Employed - Other Position00000
Employed - Undeterminable10001
Enrolled in Graduate Studies    1
Employed – Start Date After March 17, 2025    2
Unemployed - Not Seeking    1
Unemployed - Seeking    12
Employment Status Unknown    1
Total Graduates
Each graduate is counted only once in this section.
    278
EMPLOYMENT TYPEFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Law Firms     
Solo10001
1 - 104401247
11 - 252700027
26 - 501300013
51 - 1001900019
101 - 2501100011
251 - 50060006
501 +3600036
Unknown Size20013
Business & Industry2200022
Government5300053
Public Interest1200012
Clerkships - Federal10001
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial60006
Clerkships - Tribal00000
Clerkships - International00000
Education30003
Employer Type Unknown10001
Total257013261
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONSFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required00000
Employed - J.D. Advantage00000
Employed - Professional Position00000
Employed - Non-Professional Position00000
Total Employed by Law School/University00000
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONSTATENUMBER
State - Largest EmploymentNew York245
State - 2nd Largest EmploymentNew Jersey5
State - 3rd Largest EmploymentFlorida2
Employed in Foreign Countries0

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2024 GRADUATES (PDF)


Employment Statistics for the Class of 2023 

Hofstra Law reported 10-month employment data as of March 8, 2024, for its Class of 2023 to the American Bar Association. The ABA’s Accreditation Standard 509 requires that graduate employment data — including employment status; employment type; whether employment is full or part-time, long or short term; whether funded by the law school or university; and employment location — be displayed in a uniform chart provided by the Council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (the “Council”) and in accordance with instructions and definitions which the Council approves.

The chart for the Class of 2023 appears below:

EMPLOYMENT STATUSFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required217102220
Employed - J.D. Advantage1200113
Employed - Professional Position20002
Employed - Non-Professional Position00000
Employed - Law School/University Funded00000
Employed - Undeterminable00000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies    1
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred    0
Unemployed - Not Seeking    0
Unemployed - Seeking    9
Employment Status Unknown    14
Total Graduates
Each graduate is counted only once in this section.
    259
EMPLOYMENT TYPEFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Law Firms     
Solo00000
2 - 104610148
11 - 251900019
26 - 501100112
51 - 1002000020
101 - 2501200012
251 - 50050005
501 +3100031
Unknown Size00000
Business & Industry1500116
Government4900049
Public Interest1800018
Clerkships - Federal20002
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial30003
Clerkships - Tribal00000
Clerkships - International00000
Education00000
Employer Type Unknown00000
Total231103235
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONSFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required00000
Employed - J.D. Advantage00000
Employed - Professional Position00000
Employed - Non-Professional Position00000
Total Employed by Law School/University00000
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONSTATENUMBER
State - Largest EmploymentNew York218
State - 2nd Largest EmploymentNew Jersey5
State - 3rd Largest EmploymentCalifornia2
Employed in Foreign Countries0

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2023 GRADUATES (PDF)


Employment Statistics for the Class of 2022 

Hofstra Law reported 10-month employment data as of March 15, 2023, for its Class of 2022 to the American Bar Association. The ABA’s Accreditation Standard 509 requires that graduate employment data — including employment status; employment type; whether employment is full or part-time, long or short term; whether funded by the law school or university; and employment location — be displayed in a uniform chart provided by the Council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (the “Council”) and in accordance with instructions and definitions which the Council approves.

The chart for the Class of 2022 appears below:

EMPLOYMENT STATUSFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required210000210
Employed - J.D. Advantage1910020
Employed - Professional Position10012
Employed - Non-Professional Position00000
Employed - Law School/University Funded00000
Employed - Undeterminable00000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies    1
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred    2
Unemployed - Not Seeking    2
Unemployed - Seeking    4
Employment Status Unknown    18
Total Graduates
Each graduate is counted only once in this section.
    259
EMPLOYMENT TYPEFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Law Firms     
Solo00000
2 - 104300043
11 - 252200022
26 - 501500015
51 - 1001300013
101 - 2501100011
251 - 50050005
501 +2500025
Unknown Size00000
Business & Industry2310125
Government4600046
Pub. Int.220002
Clerkships - Federal00000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial40004
Clerkships - Tribal00000
Clerkships - International00000
Education10012
Employer Type Unknown00000
Total230101232
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONSFULL TIME LONG TERMFULL TIME SHORT TERMPART TIME LONG TERMPART TIME SHORT TERMNUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required00000
Employed - J.D. Advantage00000
Employed - Professional Position00000
Employed - Non-Professional Position00000
Total Employed by Law School/University00000
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONSTATENUMBER
State - Largest EmploymentNew York202
State - 2nd Largest EmploymentNew Jersey9
State - 3rd Largest EmploymentCalifornia3
Employed in Foreign Countries1

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2022 GRADUATES (PDF)