Course
Law (LLM)
QS Law
Germany’s leading private law school with a highly international LL.M. cohort
Bucerius Law School’s English-taught LL.M. in Law and Business is a one-year programme in Hamburg with a very international cohort and strong ties to commercial law firms.
Key advantages
- English-taught LL.M.
- Very international cohort
- Strong commercial law firm links
- Small classes
- One-year format
- Hamburg’s trade and shipping law sector
- Programme & duration
- LL.M. in Law and Business: about 1 year (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- Approx. €30,000 – €40,000 total programme fee (private law school; indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- September (main intake)
- English requirement
- IELTS: 7.0 overallTOEFL iBT: 100+PTE: 68+ (English-taught LLM)
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s or first law degree (LL.B./equivalent) with strong grades. CV, motivation letter, references and interview; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in commercial law firms, corporate legal departments and international organisations; an LL.M. alone does not qualify graduates to practise German law.
Student experience
Bucerius is Germany’s first private law school, in Hamburg’s historic port district, with small classes, a very international LLM cohort and strong ties to commercial law firms.
Research strengths
Research in commercial law, international business law, competition law and dispute resolution.