Bucerius Law School

Legal Education Made in Germany

Master of Law and Business

Accepting applications for 2027

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MLB student Kaitlin Bakken at Law Without Walls in Carcavelos, Portugal

Kaitlin Bakken participated in the LWOW Sprint weekend - to find creative solutions to real problems related to law, business and technology.

Education & Study 05/26/2026

MLB student Hediyeh Motalebzadeh at Law Without Walls in Carcavelos, Portugal

Hediyeh Motalebzadeh participated in the LWOW Sprint weekend to find creative solutions to real problems related to law and business.

Education & Study 05/21/2026

MLB student Kübra Bayer at Law Without Walls in Carcavelos, Portugal

Kübra Bayer participated in the LWOW Sprint weekend to find creative solutions to real problems related to law and business.

Education & Study 05/19/2026

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Master of Law and Business

English-taught | full-time | LLM/MLB | EUR 25,000

Intensive. Intersciplinary. International. This graduate program qualifies young professionals with work experience for a wide range of occupations at the intersection between law and business.

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Bucerius Summer Programs

English-taught | full-time | from EUR 1,950

Our Summer Programs are intensive three-week programs designed for advanced law students and young professionals. They take place on the Bucerius campus in Hamburg.

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Visiting students

English-taught | full-time | EUR 5,200

Advanced law students from all over the world are invited to benefit from the Bucerius experience and join our Law School as a visiting student between September and December.

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International Exchange Program

English-taught | full-time

A one trimester exchange program in "International Comparative Business Law" offered exclusively to students from Bucerius partner universities.

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A German Ivy

"Seemingly overnight the Bucerius Law School has established itself as the most elite - though perhaps the only elite - law school in Germany."

Christoph Luschin, Southwestern Journal of International Law

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International alumni

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Prof. Dr. Matthias Jacobs

"I appreciate the close and friendly working relationship with my excellent research assistants, which has already often resulted in common research projects, and the many-facetted opportunities to incorporate new impulses from practice into my research."

Chair of Civil Law III – Civil Law, Labour Law and Law of Civil Procedure

Professor Dr. Hermann PÃ¼nder, LL.M., Bucerius Law School, Hamburg

Prof. Dr. Hermann Pünder

"The law school is incredibly well-organized. Contrary to many other institutions, many tasks are being performed by real professionals. That creates a special kind of room for research activities."

Chair of Public Law IV - Public Law, Science of Public Administration and Comparative Law

Prof. Dr. Jens Prütting

"It's only here that one meets exceptional student candidates - straight out of high school - with whom you can discuss procedural justice during intake interviews and in fact come across a central theme for one's own academic research."

Chair of Civil Law VII – Civil Law, Medical Law and Health Law

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Bucerius Law School is proud of its wide-ranging partnerships with prestigious higher education institutions worldwide, which – complimented by an active network of more than 2000 international alumni and supported by liaison offices in the USA and China – provide opportunities for student and faculty exchange, joint programming and professional development. © Kerstin Rose

Spend your summer at Germany's leading law school! (top-ranked in Germany since 2008) Bucerius Law School offers three challenging three-week summer university programs in various fields of law.

As a graduate of the Bucerius Law School Master of Law and Business you will be able to understand complex legal situations, grasp their economic dimensions and perform effectively in an intercultural environment.

The Bucerius Law School Master of Law and Business offers a innovative combination of law and business and is an interdisciplinary and international program which welcomes students from a multitude of academic and cultural backgrounds.

By treating topics among a diverse group of participants and in exercises and discussions with program faculty, learning is dynamic and involves the transfer of knowledge among individuals with undergraduate training and prior work experience in either the field of law or business.

Our MLB students are optimally supported during their stay at our university by its large network and the international office.

Events such as get-together organized by the university give MBL students the opportunity to network with their fellow students and stay connected even after their MBL.

Graduates have successfully found employment in Germany, in their home countries and worldwide. They pursue international careers in law firms, legal departments, international organizations, consulting, banking, business development and the start-up industry. © Kerstin Rose

The MLB alumni network benefits from almost 700 successful graduates representing more than 100 countries. © Kerstin Rose

With more than 650 graduates from over 100 countries around the globe, the MLB Program has been steadily building a strong alumni network of interdisciplinarily educated and internationally oriented young professionals. © Kerstin Rose

After 12 wonderful months in Hamburg exploring the worlds of law and business from experts both inside and outside the classroom, making new friends and contacts, and discovering all that Hamburg has to offer, the MLB graduates of 2023 are leaving Bucerius to embark on new journeys. © Kerstin Rose

A time-honored, modernized main building with two contemporary annexes, situated between Hamburg's attractive down-town area and one of the city's largest recreational parks - the Bucerius Law School campus is a hidden gem with wow-effect.

But that is not what makes the campus unique. It's the people. The people who study, teach, work and conduct research at Bucerius Law School every day and live the "Law School Spirit".