Posts tagged with Bucerius Law School

Alumni Spotlight: Peter J. Prommer

Peter J. Prommer was part of the first group of students to study abroad at Bucerius Law School in the Fall of 2002. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law, Class of 2003 and is now a partner at Nixon Peabody. We spoke to Peter about his time at Bucerius Law School Read More

Career Booster Germany- Learn about Studying and Working in Germany

If you’re a German speaker living in New York, come to the Goethe-Institut’s Career Booster Fair! Learn about amazing scholarship, internship, and research opportunities in Germany, and enjoy their fun lineup of activities! See below for more details. 

Meinhard Weizmann appointed as CEO of Bucerius Law School

Meinhard Weizmann has been appointed CEO of Bucerius Law School in Hamburg as of October 1st, 2016, after stepping down from his current role at Bertelsmann. He follows in the footsteps of Dr. Hariolf Wenzler, who will end his tenure on August 1st, 2016. Bucerius Law School, founded in 2000 by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Read More

Event Summary- The Future of Legal Education

On April 11, the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Brita Wagener, hosted a reception in collaboration with American Friends of Bucerius. An intimate group of law professionals gathered to hear Professor Dr. Katharina Boele-Woelki, the president of Bucerius Law School, give a talk on “The Future of Legal Education.” Dr. Boele-Woelki discussed Read More

BLS Summer Program in International IP Transactions

We are very excited to announce that Bucerius Law School will be hosting their third Summer Program in International IP Transactions, a joint undertaking with UC Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco). The intensive English-taught course offers advanced law students and young professionals an opportunity to join peers from around the globe in developing strong Read More

Study Abroad in Hamburg!

Looking to explore new cultures while expanding your law expertise? The deadline to apply for a Summer Program in Hamburg is May 1st! If you’re an advanced law student or emerging professional and interested in joining leading practitioners to explore current topics in International Business or IP Law, have a look at the courses being Read More

The “More-For-Less” Paradox

When a theory takes on a life of its own, a reality check can help: results of a survey conducted by Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession and Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel. By Markus Hartung and Arne Gärtner pa|ra|dox (formal) a [seemingly] irresolvable contradiction in terms; nonsensical, contradictory (colloquial) very strange; utterly absurd, nonsensical The issue at Read More

Open Call: Apply Now to be the Max Kade Visiting Professorship at Bucerius Law School

Through the generosity of the Max Kade Foundation, American Friends of Bucerius has the honor and pleasure of inviting an American law professor to Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany every fall for the Max Kade Visiting Professorship. During this time the visiting professor has the opportunity to teach a course to Bucerius students, and Read More

New Bucerius Study: “How Legal Technology Will Change the Business of Law”

Legal advice is best given in person, right? As it turns out, maybe not. New technology is changing the legal advice game and making it available online, which could change how legal firms shape and maintain their IT departments. The Center on the Legal Profession at Bucerius Law School, together with Boston Consulting Group, explains Read More

The Bucerius Law School Experience

Bucerius Law School recognizes that international experience is a pre-requisite for success among today’s graduates, but that longer term studies abroad are not feasible for everyone. To remedy this problem, Bucerius offers three-week summer programming in addition to its semester exchange and one-year graduate degree. The intensive English-taught courses of study enable participants to expand Read More