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contents Alumni World Map The Bucerius Master of Law and Business (LLM/MLB) A Unique Approach Program Overview Program Structure Additional Program details Internship and Career Services Student Statistics Student Services Student Life Alumni Network The City of Hamburg Bucerius Law School Major Benefactors Faculty statements Application and Financial Aid The LLM/MLB Team Imprint
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Alumni World Map 2007 – 2014 Allen Lin '07, USA, H&H Glass Inc., California:
“While MBA programs focus on business concepts, the Bucerius Program provided me with a solid grounding in legal concepts as well. This was especially useful to me as an entrepreneur, since I can now apply what I learned in the Program to my own company.”
Felix Körner '13, Germany, Regional Marketing Analyst Europe, Hamburg:
“FRIENDSHIP, exciting, extraordinary, personal growth, global network, powerful group, fun...these keywords best describe my experience in this wonderful master program. From the beginning, I was part of a diversified and international group with different backgrounds and a multitude of experiences. Furthermore, I acquired significant knowledge in law and business which helped me to understand the connection between the two fields and see the bigger picture of today’s business environment. This is really useful to me as I benefit from it in my daily work.”
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Natasha Mina '13, Colombia, Monoqi, Berlin:
“Coming from a legal background, my knowledge about business topics before the Program was rather narrow. The business courses offered by the program not only improved my business proficiency but also increased my interest in the field and completely made me revise my professional aspirations. I now work for a start-up company in the heart of Berlin. This opportunity proved to me that my mixed background of law and business is very far from being an obstacle to my professional development but that my profile is very appealing to many international companies who highly value this kind of interdisciplinary background.”
Maria Pia Cravero '09, Argentina, World Bank, Buenos Aires:
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“The Program has an excellent combination of law and business courses that have incredibly broadened my career horizon by providing me with advanced, specialized legal and business training. Now, as a lawyer, I understand a transaction beyond its legal aspects and that is what many employers are looking for in a world that is getting more complex every day.”
Darren Saksenberg '13, South Africa, EMC Group, Johannesburg:
“Participating in the Bucerius Program has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. Although I have a business background, I did my internship at an international law firm in Germany, which bears testimony to the versatile nature of the program. Shortly after graduating, I received outstanding employment offers both in Germany and internationally and since returning to the corporate world, I have been able to put the knowledge I gained from the program immediately to work which has distinguished me from my work colleagues. The Program is one year that will truly last you a lifetime.”
Georgiana Ianus '08, Romania, European Commission, Brussels:
“One of the greatest achievements of the Program is bringing lawyers and businesspeople in one room. It is the only way to understand why lawyers think it is so important to read the footnotes and look at every little detail and how businesspeople can see the big picture and understand the deal as a whole.”
Anna Konchenkova '10, Russia, Customer Service Executive Russia, bookings.com, Berlin:
“The Master of Law and Business at Bucerius Law School opened up a new perspective in my life. As a student with a legal background I had the chance to obtain knowledge in economics to the level necessary to start my career in a business company. Students benefit tremendously not only from the curriculum itself but also from the international spirit of the program. I wish I could do this program one more time. It was amazing!”
Heng Li '09, China, Investment Manager, DT Capital, Beijing:
“The Program has taught me the necessary legal knowledge and legal thinking to understand a commercial issue also from the legal perspective. Thus, I can make a more comprehensive analysis when making my own commercial judgment. In addition, the most interesting part of the Program is being in a class with students from different disciplines and industry backgrounds, sharing and exchanging ideas and experiences. The exciting interactive classes made the studying a lot of fun.”
Sidney Boois '14, Namibia MVA Fund Namibia, Windhoek:
“I have had a very fulfilling experience in the Program. It has been a meeting of minds, of getting to know warm and intelligent people all in the setting of a global village. The Program provided an opportunity to stretch my own thinking abilities and mindset which enabled me to see the increasing need of the proper integration of the parts and components necessary to realize the ideal products and services, be it in your business or personal life”.
Suhyun Shon '12, South Korea, Maersk Line, Rotterdam:
“The Program at Bucerius Law School not only opened up a new opportunity of career options, but also enabled me to develop analytical and critical thinking skills.”
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The Bucerius Master of Law and Business (LLM/MLB) Interdisciplinary · Practice-Oriented · International The Master of Law and Business (LLM/MLB) is the ideal program for law and business graduates who wish to obtain a professional advantage in today’s highly-competitive business and legal environments. Depending on the focus of their studies, graduates are awarded either
Dean Clifford Larsen: “The Bucerius program offers two degrees. The Master of Law and Business (“MLB”) emphasizes the law-business combination and thus is a cutting-edge degree for both businesspeople and lawyers. To receive the LLM (Law and Business) degree, a student must have a first law degree and focus during the Program somewhat more on legal issues. Whatever degree students seek, they study in the Program together, thereby enriching both classroom discussion and the knowledge transfer that occurs among the students themselves.”
a Master of Laws (LLM) or a Master of Law and Business (MLB). The Program is run by the Bucerius Law School, Germany’s top-ranked law school. In today’s global economy, lawyers and businesspeople alike are regularly confronted with international issues that involve both legal and business aspects. The Program’s one-year curriculum, taught entirely in English, is designed exclusively for lawyers, businesspeople and graduates of other disciplines who strive to be at the forefront of these legal and business developments.
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Why one program with two different degree possibilities?
The curriculum takes the life-cycle of a business enterprise and pursues both the legal and business aspects of that development. Students analyze the realization of an entrepreneurial idea, investigate the founding of a business enterprise, and evaluate the international growth and development of that enterprise. Elective modules allow students to deepen their knowledge in additional areas of law and business. A mandatory internship and writing of a master’s thesis add practice-oriented and research components to the Program. As a result of this curriculum, LLM/MLB graduates boast an impressive set of skills and knowledge with direct relevance for work in international companies, law firms, and other organizations. They belong to that group of cutting-edge professionals who have been systematically trained to take an interdisciplinary approach to legal and management questions. The student body, consisting of well-trained professionals from around the world, fosters an intercultural understanding of legal and business questions and helps prepare students for their international careers. The LLM/MLB Program takes place in Hamburg, Germany, a major hub of international commerce and a beautiful city. In light of Germany’s strong economy, many alumni choose to stay in Germany for some time after the Program.
Key benefits • Offered by Bucerius Law School, Germany’s top-ranked law school • Interdisciplinary 1-year program taught entirely in English • For law and business graduates with some work experience • G raduates receive either an LLM (Law and Business) or a Master of Law and Business (MLB) • Strong career services and internship support • International student body and faculty from academia and practice • Excellent administrative support • Focus on employment-relevant knowledge and skills • Scholarships available
Ammad Ahmad '10, Pakistan, Co-Founder, Atheneum Partners, Berlin:
“After being in the US for about 12 years, I made the choice to leap over to the other side of the Atlantic, and settle in Hamburg, Germany. The Program provided me with access to a variety of knowledge and people that helped me develop and pave the path to where I am today. The Program and its network helped me find the right mix of people to start my own firm, Atheneum Partners in 2010. Today, Atheneum has some 110 employees located across the globe in offices in Shanghai, Berlin, Zurich and Santiago, and I’m glad to have made the choice to leaping over to this side of the Atlantic for the Program.”
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A Unique Approach The LLM/MLB curriculum is unique in its structure. Throughout the entire academic year, all modules relate to one overarching theme: the founding and development of a business enterprise, from both the business and the legal perspective. Thus, the curriculum follows the enterprise through various phases, including the founding of the enterprise, transforming the firm into a publicly-held enterprise, going international, merging with or acquiring another firm, and restructuring a firm that has financial difficulties. By using the development of an enterprise as its structural backbone, the Program creates synergies among its various modules. As a result, the students study more efficiently and obtain a better overall understanding of the interrelationship of law and business. The Program links law and business within its individual modules. For example, the module examining the founding of an enterprise considers both entrepreneurship as well as the question of what legal form to use for the enterprise and how to finance the start-up company. The students analyze these topics not from the perspective of any one national system, but from a comparative perspective. This approach allows students to analyze various national approaches to the issues that arise in every business and legal culture. The curriculum also addresses ethical issues from different perspectives. Academically, all students take an ethics module that combines business and legal perspectives. Furthermore, all students participate in a social project, in which they “give back” to the community (see p. 11). Finally, LLM/MLB students become part of a rich, close-knit international community. Coming from an average of 30 countries every academic year (from some 80 countries in the history of the Program), students learn to recognize the cultural element of both formal law and business issues and of working with their colleagues from around the world.
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Carolina Arroyo '12, Ecuador, Andrade Veloz Abogados, Quito:
“The course structure of the Program is designed in a way that fosters the creation of a complete outlook for the professional world irrespective of the students’ previous backgrounds. It promotes complementary skills, since the business and legal courses offered in each module set the basis for the upcoming one, and it is remarkable how classes connect to each other as if they were pieces of a puzzle. The students have the opportunity to build a complete scenario considering both: the legal and business perspectives. These perfectly fit each other, not only from a company life cycle view, but also from the legal analysis required for businesses and legal practice. ”
Program Overview The LLM/MLB curriculum combines numerous aspects of international business law with issues of international business
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Law and Business degree. Depending on the courses they
Foundations of Business (for Lawyers) or Foundations of Law (for Businesspeople)
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complete, students with a first degree in law can receive an
Founding of an Enterprise
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LLM (Law and Business) degree instead. All students in the
Development of an Enterprise
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Program study together, regardless of which degree they will
Internationalization of an Enterprise
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Electives
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Internship
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Business/Legal Ethics
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business components. The Program takes a comparative law
Negotiation/Contract Drafting
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and business approach, allowing students to understand the
Master’s Thesis
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similarities and differences between legal and business sys-
Studium Generale
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and management. All students can study for the Master of
eventually receive. The Program consists of 11 core and elective modules which link law and business topics, so as to enable students to gain insights into the countless issues that have both legal and
tems.
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Modules vary as to their length. Most academic modules consist of 5 ECTS credits, meaning 50 hours of classroom instruction plus 100 hours of preparation and debriefing.
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Program Structure
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M1a (5 ECTS) Foundations of Business (for law graduates)
M1b (5 ECTS) Foundations of Law (for business graduates)
M2 (5 ECTS) Founding of an Enterprise
M3 (5 ECTS) Development of an Enterprise
M4 (6 ECTS) Internationalization of an Enterprise
M11 Studium generale (2 ECTS)
January–August: 38 ECTS (incl. Studium Generale)
September–December: 22 ECTS (incl. Studium Generale)
Orientation Program (participation recommended)
M5/6 (5 ECTS each) Electives (subject to change – 2 of 8) Intellectual Property
M&A/Corporate Finance
Distribution and Logistics
US Business Entities/ Comparative Law
Arbitration/ Dispute Resolution Management
Restructuring and Insolvency
Corporate Governance/ Legal Aspects of Corporate Governance
Strategic Management and Leadership
M7 (5 ECTS) Internship
M8 (2 ECTS) Business/Legal Ethics
M9 (5 ECTS) Negotiation/Contract Drafting
M10 (15 ECTS) Master’s Thesis • MLB: business-focused or interdisciplinary • LLM: legally-focused
Additional Program details Orientation Program The LLM/MLB Program offers a two-week orientation program for all students at the end of August. Participation is recommended, as the Orientation Program’s preparatory courses in law and business ensure a smooth transition into the demanding curriculum. In addition, new students meet alumni, are officially welcomed by Bucerius Law School in the joint Graduation and Welcome Ceremony, and receive important advice regarding administrative matters such as residence permits, bank accounts and health insurance.
Studium Generale The Studium Generale is a mandatory part of the Master of Law and Business Program. By integrating the great diversity in cultural and legal backgrounds of the students into the Studium Generale sessions, the Program allows students to become more aware of various points of view on matters of broad interest, thereby helping to foster a better understanding of their backgrounds, opinions and perspectives. To this end, the Studium Generale takes a variety of different forms, for example: country presentations given by the students about their home countries, lectures, discussions, debates, and excursions.
Social Project Participation in a social project is a required part of the Studium Generale. All students must contribute at least 30 hours to a social project, be it an existing project or one that they organize themselves. The incorporation of a social project into the curriculum reflects the Program’s conviction that future leaders must not only have an excellent academic background; they must also be ready to shoulder responsibility in the societies in which they live, especially with regard to those people less fortunate than themselves. Over the past several years, the students have worked in a wide variety of projects, for example: for children with cancer, for the homeless, for young adults with little connection to higher education, for the environment, and others. Through the giving of their time and their talents, the students produce results of which they can be proud and set an example for others.
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Graf von Westphalen Brussels Study Trip During this voluntary trip, students gain insights into the policy and decision-making processes in Brussels, the capital of the European Union. During this trip, students generally: • Visit the European Parliament and a Plenary Session, • M eet officials from the European Commission and of the European Parliament, and • M eet representatives of various organizations, such as law firms and public affairs entities. The students also have the opportunity to experience some cultural and architectural highlights of Brussels and to savour Belgian cuisine – Belgian chocolate is famous and a dinner with “moules et frites” is a traditional part of the trip. The trip is generously sponsored by the law firm Graf von Westphalen.
Internship Students must complete an 8-week internship in a law firm, corporation or other organization. Details about the internship and career advising can be found on page 13 of this brochure.
Master’s Thesis All students are required to write a master’s thesis, which serves as the main research component of the program. The students develop their own topic, which must be approved by the dean. As preparation for writing their theses, students participate in a mandatory thesis preparatory course, which addresses the specific thesis requirements and gives useful hints regarding the selection of a topic and the development of a structure and hypothesis.
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Internship and Career Services All students of the LLM/MLB Program must complete an 8-week internship in a law firm, corporation or organization. This internship provides LLM/MLB students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have gained in the first six months of the Program to international business and legal practice. As it takes place before the writing of the master’s thesis, the internship also provides students with an excellent opportunity to find thesis topics that are of interest to both themselves and to potential employers. The internship may take place in Germany or abroad. Whilst the responsibility of finding an internship lies with the individual student, the LLM/MLB career service is there to provide continuous support to the students in their search for a placement. Specifically, the Career Advisor: • Meets individually with students to give career guidance, • Assists students with the application process, • Creates a CV book for potential employers, • Coordinates speculative applications, • Organizes career events and company presentations, • Organizes the unique opportunity to have “mock” interview training with a professional headhunter, • Generally provides the students with the best tools possible in order to secure
Xiangmei Cui '11, China, Stratley AG, Cologne:
“What benefited me most from the Program is its career network, through which I found both my internship and my current job in a strategy consulting firm. The Program not only connected me to a great job, but also provided a platform to meet people with different backgrounds and to establish life-long friendships. With the interdisciplinary knowledge and intercultural skills I acquired from the Program, I can navigate my career confidently in the complex and challenging world of top management consultancy.”
placement. The LLM/MLB team also advises on the possibility of staying in Germany after graduation, for example with checking application documents and advising on visa extensions. After the Program, graduates continue their careers in a wide variety of ways, both within Germany and beyond. Many work for business enterprises, from start-ups through major international corporations in fields including finance, marketing and manufacturing. Others join law firms, accounting firms, or management consulting firms. Still others serve in international organizations or pursue further academic studies. The following pages list some of the many entities that have provided
Rodrigo Hart '07, Peru, Hapag Lloyd AG, Santiago de Chile:
“Through the Program I was able to learn the required theoretical basics to make the switch have continued their education. As this list makes clear, one of the Program’s from law into business and facilitate getting an strengths is that it prepares students not for one particular field; rather, it provides internship in a Hamburg-based company, in the industry of my interest, and later a job offer from students with the law and business background essential for success in virtually them. I have since moved to Latin America and all areas of the corporate and legal realms. hold a very good position in the company.” internship or permanent employment to Program graduates or where graduates
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Internship and permanent employers
Law Firms Allen & Overy (Hamburg, London, Brussels, Luxembourg)
AXA Group (Warsaw)
Batella, Lasmar & Silva Advogados (São Paulo)
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen)
Caga & Caga (Istanbul)
Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg)
Clifford Chance (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich)
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
CMS Hasche Sigle (Hamburg)
(Ingelheim)
Divjak, Topic & Bahtijarevic (Zagreb)
Continental AG (Hannover)
DLA Piper UK LLP (Hamburg)
Deloitte Consulting Ltd. (Dar es Salaam, Tbilisi)
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP (Hamburg)
Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Frankfurt)
(Hamburg, Frankfurt, Washington, D.C.)
Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Graf von Westphalen (Hamburg)
(Hamburg, Frankfurt)
Hogan Lovells International LLP (Hamburg, Frankfurt, Madrid)
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (Duisburg)
Ince & Co. (Hamburg)
Hanse Ventures BSJ GmbH (Hamburg)
Jones Day (Frankfurt)
Hapag Lloyd AG (Hamburg, Lima, Santiago de Chile)
Latham & Watkins LLP (Hamburg)
KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (Hamburg)
Linklaters (Frankfurt)
maxpool Investment GmbH (Hamburg)
Ndungu, Njoroge & Kwach Advocates (Nairobi)
Metro AG (Hamburg)
Mayer Brown LLP (Cologne, Frankfurt)
Mirae Asset (Shanghai)
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (Frankfurt)
Neumann Gruppe GmbH (Hamburg)
Payet Rey Cauvi Abogados (Lima)
Otto Group (Hamburg)
Taylor Wessing (Shanghai)
Response (Frankfurt)
White & Case LLP (Hamburg, New York)
Rocket Internet – European Founders FundGroup (Berlin) Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (Munich)
Corporations
Siemens (Erlangen, and Casablanca)
Aconcagua (Santiago de Chile)
Stratley AG (Cologne)
Accenture (Tel Aviv)
Tchibo GmbH (Hamburg)
Allianz SE (Munich)
The Boston Consulting Group GmbH (Munich, Dubai)
Atheneum Partners (Berlin)
Thyssen Krupp AG (Essen)
Audi Brasil (São Paulo)
Zalando AG (Berlin)
Stella Erem '12, Uganda, Entrepreneur, Kampala:
“Whether you are looking to be employed in a multinational company, humanitarian organization or planning to open your own business, the Program offers endless possibilities. It gave me the confidence to start my own business, something I had only dreamt about in the past. Having a law background, I found the business courses particularly challenging. Now that I have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary, I am able to set out into the entrepreneurial world with a dynamic character.”
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Jessica Chen '13, China, Continental AG, Hannover:
“As a student in the Program, I had the wonderful opportunity to study, work and hang out with classmates from 28 countries from all over the world. Furthermore, this interdisciplinary course was a great opportunity for me with a business background and my lawyer classmates to get to know each other’s areas of expertise and learn from each other. My experience in the finance area was supplemented by the Program so that I now have the opportunity to work in corporate auditing. The knowledge from both law and business from this program is crucial for this job. I am very happy that I received this job opportunity in Germany after the Program.”
Organizations and Educational Institutions Afrika-Verein e.V. (Hamburg) CARE International (Johannesburg) European Commission and Parliament (Brussels) German Foreign Ministry (Berlin) German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US (Houston) Honorary Consulate of Mexico (Hamburg) International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hamburg) Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Hamburg) Mekelle University (Addis Ababa)
Career Fair
Ministry of Justice of Georgia (Tbilisi) Motor Vehicle Accident Fund Namibia (Windhoek) Tbilisi State University (Tbilisi) World Bank (Buenos Aires) ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius (Hamburg)
Universities that have accepted Program graduates into Ph.D. and other graduate programs Bucerius Law School (Hamburg, Germany) Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (Kiel, Germany) Columbia University (New York, USA ) Georgetown University (Washington, D.C., USA ) Ana Kersevan '07, Slovenia, District Court for Commercial Matters, Ljubljana:
“Graduating from the Program back in 2007 I could not check with the other Program alumni how they benefited from the MLB degree in their professional life because I was a student of the very first Program class. Now it is clear that my further academic development (also as a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher at Columbia University) and career would not have been possible without the MLB degree. It was precisely my deeper understanding of the interdependence of law and business – also in an international context – that led to my promotion ahead of time.”
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany) Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (Washington, D.C., USA ) London School of Economics (London, UK) Loyola Law School (New Orleans, USA ) Max Planck Institute Research School for Maritime Affairs (Hamburg, Germany) Oxford University (Oxford, UK) Queen Mary, University of London (London, UK) Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) Stanford University (Stanford, USA ) University of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Vallendar, Germany)
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student Statistics Students by Home Regions 2007–2014
Students by Gender 2007–2014
Western Europe: 33 %
Asia: 16 %
Female: 46 %
Oceania: 1 % Middle East: 2 %
Eastern Europe: 16 %
North America: 7 %
Latin America: 14 %
Male: 54 %
Africa: 11 %
Students by Academic Background 2007–2014
Students by Work Experience 2007–2014
Law: 51 %
2–4 years: 50 %
Law and Business: 4 % + 4 years: 29 %
Business: 32 % Other: 13 %
The average age of the students at the beginning of the Program is 27.
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1 year: 21 %
Student Services The LLM/MLB Program has a staff of five professionals, dedicated to providing the best administrative support possible. The LLM/MLB Team works exclusively for the Program and assists students with services such as housing, health insurance, banking and visa applications. Students also receive an information package with important information prior to their arrival in Hamburg.
Housing The Program reserves a number of rooms in a modern, well-equipped and centrally-located student residence hall, as well as in a beautiful villa in the exclusive neighborhood of Blankenese. Additionally, the Team assists students in finding suitable accommodation on the free housing market, including subletting rooms from or sharing apartments with Germans. Most students live within a 10 to 30 minute commute of Bucerius Law School. Rent varies from € 250 to € 700 per month, depending on housing size and location.
Visa Generally, all non-German citizens require a visa for a stay of more than three months. Exemptions apply to EU and EEA (European Economic Area) citizens and Swiss nationals. Students who are NOT a citizen of the above-mentioned states must contact their local German Consulate or Embassy several months before the start of the Program in order to determine which visa they require for the 12 months’ study program in Hamburg. The LLM/MLB Team provides administrative support and information in many cases.
Health Insurance Students must provide proof that they have health insurance that covers them in Germany. They can purchase a traveler’s insurance in their home country or ask whether their home country’s health insurance covers them while abroad. The LLM/MLB Team can assist in getting coverage under an affordable German public or private insurance policy that fulfills the German requirements for the residence permit.
Edgar Kachere '13, Malawi, Assistant Clerk of the Malawi Parliament (Legal Services), Lilongwe:
“When I came to Bucerius Law School for the Program in 2012, I expected that just after registration, I would be left to fend for myself, especially on accommodation, health, transportation, reading material, and any other form of social needs. Finishing the Program, a year later, it is only fair to say that the Program Team is a special kind of team. Not only does it assist students in choosing among the wide variety of Program courses, it also helps even on social adjustment and integration. Every time I had a problem, be it on medical, discounted transportation, language difficulties, international travel arrangements, course material or course choices, a member of Program staff was always readily available and more than willing to assist, and made sure that I was ably assisted to the end, even if they had no obligation to do so!! Truth be told, in my view, no other postgraduate institution beats the Program Team on this. I trust that the Team will continue to do this for all the students coming after us.”
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Student Life LLM/MLB students can join a wealth of extracurricular activities on campus. There are sports and music groups, societies dedicated to Moot
Casey Reynolds '13, Canada, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg:
Court and Model United Nations, political groups and many others. “Along with work and study, the Class of 2013 has had a vibrant Bucerius Law School is also host to many extracurricular lectures and social life and developed many close friendships over a short time. Some of the many fun events that we have experienced events that expose students to issues beyond the classroom. together include visiting a variety of venues and restaurants, concerts and day trips in Hamburg and Northern Germany, The LLM/MLB Program also offers activities, such as excursions to hishosting a winter wonderland Christmas Glühwein (mulled torical and cultural sites, specifically for Program students. Throughout wine) reception and a crazy Halloween costume party, and the year, Bucerius Law School regularly invites LLM/MLB students to having an exchange of very thoughtful Valentine’s Day notes within the class. Because of the enthusiasm, energy, positivparticipate in additional lectures, conferences, and competitions. Comity and creativity amongst us, when the MLBs are not hard at pany visits and presentations, as well as other get-together events, work, there has rarely been a dull moment!” are offered to enrich the students’ time in Hamburg. Students are also given the opportunity to take on-campus German courses tailor-made for their needs or other languages classes offered by the Bucerius Law School Language Center.
Björn-Michael Piesch '12, Germany, Volkswagen Group, Wolfsburg:
“The Program is more than just a challenging year of study in an international environment. Hamburg is a dynamic metropolis that offers best conditions for outdoor water sports, like sailing and rowing. Bucerius Law School has various rowing groups that practice on the Alster Lake, and sends a team to the famous “Head of the River Race” in London every year.”
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Alumni Network Bucerius Law School has a growing body of international alumni from around the globe. 100 international students participate in the Bucerius Exchange Program every fall trimester and the Master program itself has some 360 alumni from 80 countries around the world. LLM and MLB graduates are encouraged to become members of the Bucerius Alumni Association so that they can remain connected to the school, their classmates across class years and the graduates of the Bucerius LLB Program. The Alumni Association regularly organizes events to support the alumni in further developing their professional, social and cultural skills and organizes an alumni dinner every November. A specially designed on-line Alumni Directory allows graduates to connect with alumni with similar professional or personal/social interests. The LLM/MLB Program itself organizes a formal alumni reunion in Hamburg every two years with activities around the city and a festive dinner. At the last reunion alumni from some 28 countries were in attendance. Graduates of the Program are of course also welcome to participate in the yearly international student reunions organized by the Bucerius Clifford Chance International Office. In the past, these international student reunions have taken place in Hamburg, Paris and New York. Graduates are also encouraged to stay in touch via the Facebook alumni and class groups and to regularly update the LLM/MLB Team of their personal and professional progress.
Graduation Day Class of 2011
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The City of Hamburg
Dana O’Born '12, Canada, Government of Ontario, Toronto:
Described by many as „Germany’s most beautiful city,“ Hamburg combines a high quality of “Growing up in a small town I have been instilled with values of commulife with a strong economy and countless employment opportunities. nity and have always yearned for this Hamburg’s success is due in no small part to having successfully united business and legal in my academic and professional pursuits. However, learning in an interinterests. For centuries, Hamburg has been home to one of the largest ports in the world. In national environment has also been addition, strong media, publishing and aerospace companies – some 350,000 enterprises in very important to me and making the all, from large stock companies to a thriving start-up scene – also call Hamburg home. (For move to Hamburg was the best way to have both my wishes fulfilled. The example, the main facility for several Airbus aircraft is located in Hamburg, as is the main community environment at Bucerius office of Lufthansa Technik, the Lufthansa arm that carries out the important safety and Law School is welcoming and recepmaintenance checks for dozens of airlines from around the world.) Similarly, Hamburg’s legal tive; the city of Hamburg is dynamic and polished with international acand political culture has always been defined by its strength and independence. It is therefore cents on every corner. From the Alster not surprising that Hamburg is host to legal institutions of national and global significance, Lake to the Reeperbahn, Hamburg is including trial and appeals courts, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International alive with vibrant people and places but does not give off a large city vibe. Private Law, and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Studying at Bucerius coupled with life in Hamburg is a great way to experiAs is befitting a metropolis of some 5 million people, Hamburg offers a wealth of cultural and ence living abroad but at the same shopping activities and a vibrant nightlife. From opera to classical music to the club scene time finding your home (or commu(where the Beatles got their start), Hamburg offers more opportunities than students can nity) away from home.” possibly take advantage of during their Program studies. The beautiful Bucerius campus, which successfully combines both traditional and modern architecture, provides a peaceful haven in the middle of Hamburg, adjacent to Hamburg’s main commercial district and shopping areas. Just a short walk away, the beautiful Inner and Outer Alster Lakes and their surrounding parks provide a perfect place for students to sail or jog. Public transportation is located directly next to the campus, so that students can easily take advantage of all that Hamburg has to offer.
Hamburg’s Inner Alster Lake
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Bucerius Law School Bucerius Law School is Germany’s leading private and state-accredited law school; it has been referred to as a German “Ivy League” institution (Christoph Luschin in: Southwestern Journal of International Law 2012). Its graduates are among the most sought-after in Germany and abroad. Bucerius Law School has achieved this result because it is characterized by its international focus, practical and performance orientation, and attention to the personal development of each individual student. Bucerius Law School was founded in 2000 by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, one of Germany’s largest private foundations, in order to stimulate new developments in higher education. Bucerius Law School is an intimate campus institution with some 20 full-time professors, dozens of guest lecturers, 500 LLB students, 100 exchange students, 50 LLM/MLB students and almost 300 Ph.D. students. Institutes and centers for Transnational IP, Media and Technology Law and Policy, Corporate Law and Capital Markets Law, and Foundation Law and the Law of Non-Profit Organizations all emphasize the strong link between business and law, the link that is at the heart of the Bucerius MLB and LLM degrees. The conditions for students seeking the MLB or LLM degree at Bucerius Law School are excellent. The school is located on a leafy campus in the center of Hamburg. All Bucerius buildings, completely renovated or newly-built, are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, allowing students to follow their individual study habits. Small-group study rooms facilitate students’ working together outside of class; a cafeteria, coffee lounge, a napping room and small fitness center encourage students to relax and socialize. Because of its location and the quality of its facilities, Bucerius Law School is the site of a wide range of conferences, external lectures, and other international events. The program’s lecturers – both full-time academics and members of the practicing legal and business communities – are approachable, willing to share their experience with students and offer advice whenever needed. As graduates often emphasize, LLM/MLB staff are dedicated to providing strong administrative and personal support to the students.
Bucerius Law School’s Hengeler Mueller Library
The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius in Hamburg was founded in 1971 by one of the most influential citizens of Hamburg, the lawyer, politician (post 1945) and publisher Gerd Bucerius (1906 –1995). The Foundation exclusively and directly pursues non-profit goals and dedicates its activities to research and scholarships, art and culture, and education and training. While Bucerius Law School is its flagship, the ZEIT-Stiftung also actively supports the social sciences, history and cultural studies, as well as projects developed by the Foundation itself.
Bucerius Law School is supported by law firms and companies such as Deutsche Bank AG, Clifford Chance LLP, DLA Piper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Linklaters LLP, Siemens AG, The Boston Consulting Group GmbH, Allen & Overy LLP, Audi AG, Ernst & Young GmbH, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Deloitte & Touche GmbH, Norton Rose LLP, and White & Case LLP.
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Major Benefactors Bucerius Law School would like to thank its generous benefactors for their continuous support of the Program, its objectives and some of its most promising students.
Joachim Herz Stiftung – Promoting Self-Initiative and Personal Responsibility The Joachim Herz Foundation (www.joachim-herz-stiftung.de) is one of Germany’s major non-profit foundations and owes its existence to the Hamburg businessman Joachim Herz and his wife Petra. The charter defines the Foundation’s mission as education, science and research in business studies and law, as well as in natural sciences and medicine. The Foundation is committed to Joachim Herz and his values, which include self-initiative, personal responsibility, tolerance as well as freedom of thought and action. The Foundation
Dr. Ellen Braun, LLM (UC Berkeley), Partner, Allen & Overy LLP:
“We are very pleased that we have the opportunity to support Program students. For example, Georgiana Ianus from Romania was awarded a scholarship which allowed her to attend the Program. After successfully completing the program, Ms. Ianus worked for the EU Competition Law department in our Brussels office before accepting her current position at the European Commission.”
seeks to enable people to act independently in a way that benefits both them and society. The Program is also generously supported by • A llen & Overy LLP: This internationally-renowned law firm provides tuition scholarships for exceptional LLM/MLB students. • Hamburger Sparkasse AG: The market-leading bank in the Hamburg metropolitan area and largest German savings bank, Hamburger Sparkasse AG provides financial assistance and scholarships for LLM/MLB students. • T he John Jahr Fellowship Program: Founded in memory of John Jahr Jr., a major Hamburg publisher, this fellowship program provides scholarships for outstanding LLM/MLB students. • Graf von Westphalen Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Partnerschaft: One of Germany’s largest independent law firms with offices in Europe and Asia, Graf von Westphalen provides generous support for the Brussels study trip.
“I received a scholarship from the Hamburger Sparkasse AG to enter the Program. This has given me the opportunity to meet very interesting people from all around the world and to be part of a network of professionals. Due to my experiences in the Program, I feel very well-prepared for and confident about my future career.”
Bucerius Law School Campus
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Julie Pimentel '12, Colombia, Unilever Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg:
Faculty statements One of the strengths of the LLM/MLB Program is the diverse faculty that includes academicians, as well as professors from the practising legal and business communities from both Germany and abroad.
Andreas E. Meier, Regional Head, UBS Wealth Management for Northern Germany and Latin America: “A master program with participants from all accross the globe with different educational and cultural backgrounds is a true experience for both students and ourselves, the lecturers. Our objective to build a bridge between theory and practice provides for vivid real-life discussions in the class, making the content more tangible and comprehensive. In an ever more challenging and complex business environment, this is imperative to prepare our students for their professional careers.”
Michael Friedman, JD, Legal Editor at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law: “Unlike many other LLM programs offered at law schools around the world, the Bucerius program is made up of courses specially designed with the program objectives in mind. We’ve all heard the unpleasant stories of LLM candidates simply being added into large lecture courses without any particular focus on their unique needs. That doesn’t happen here, and it’s one of the reasons I think the program offers its candidates something special. Getting to know the new students in the program is always
Top: Kathleen Wilson, Principal, Wilson Shaw Consultancy, London Middle: Professor Clifford Larsen, Dean of the LLM/MLB Program, Dr. Carsten Jungmann and Prof. Dr. Karsten Schmidt, Professor for Business and Corporate Law and former president of Bucerius Law School Bottom: Andreas E. Meier with students
a treat. With the workshop style courses I teach, the personalities and unique characteristics of my students take center stage, and the mix of cultures and professional perspectives never ceases to amaze me. I’m convinced that they learn as much from each other as from anything I have to say.”
Professor Dr. Matthias Meyer, Professor of Management Control and Accounting, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg:
Dr. Carsten Jungmann, LL.M. (Yale), M.Sc. in Finance (Leicester), Partner, DUVINAGE Lawyers, Munich: “Teaching in the LLM/MLB program since its founding year in 2006, I have had the great opportunity to witness, year by year, young high potentials gaining a skill that will be helpful for the rest of their lives: understanding each other. Lawyers learn how business people (fore)see and manage problems, and business people get to know why lawyers handle cer-
“I always look forward to teaching in the LLM/MLB program:
tain topics their way. Thus, problem solving becomes a group
A highly international and engaged group of interdisciplinary
task. It has been and still is both, challenging and interesting,
students, excellent and professional administrative support
to be part of such an important process in a competitive, in-
and all in a very inspiring setting.”
ternational and truly heterogeneous environment.”
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Application and Financial Aid Tuition L i v i ng ex penses
per month in €
Housing
330 and up
Food
150 and up
Personal expenses (cell phone, clothes, leisure time)
120 and up
Other (insurance, public transport, course materials, optional language courses, etc.)
200 and up
Tota l Costs
Minimum 800
Tuition for the one-year Program is € 22,000. Tuition covers all regular classes, access to physical and digital library resources, conferences, career weeks etc. Costs of accommodation, food, books and course material, travel etc. are extra.
Living Expenses Living expenses depend primarily upon the type of accommodation (dormitory, shared apartment etc.) one chooses. The table on the left provides an estimate of monthly expenses during the Program. Please note that this estimate does not include costs for traveling and extensive socializing.
Financial Assistance For highly-qualified applicants, there is a number of partial external need and merit-based scholarships and partial tuition waivers available, thanks to the generous support of • Allen & Overy LLP • Hamburger Sparkasse AG • John Jahr Fellowship Program Applicants requesting financial assistance must provide detailed and accurate information/proof regarding their own finances and the finances of spouses/partners and, in some cases, parents.
George Svanadze '09, Georgia, Deloitte & Touche LLC, Tbilisi:
“The interdisciplinary approach of the Program helped me, as a lawyer, to begin considering the law as a tool for achieving business purposes. A scholarship from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation enabled me to finish the Program as well as to pass my Ph.D. qualifying examination at Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel. I am now a senior lawyer at Deloitte & Touche LLC as well as an assistant professor at Tbilisi State University and Tbilisi Free University and academic codirector of the National Center for Commercial Law at Tbilisi Free University.”
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Students from the EURO zone can consider applying for the Brain Capital Tuition financing concept. Participants in this concept do not pay tuition during their studies, but commit to making income-dependent payments after graduation, once a specific income-level has been reached (www.braincapital.de). Financial assistance cannot be provided for all deserving applicants. We highly recommend that students start early with their search for other means of financing the Program tuition and living expenses. As financial assistance and loan providers often set very early application deadlines, students must contact institutions in their home countries and abroad far in advance. The program website contains additional information on both scholarships exclusively for students as well as links to websites of other scholarship-granting organizations, such as the DAAD.
Application Procedure
Prerequisites In order to qualify for admission, applicants must fulfill the following requirements: • B achelor’s degree (4 years or 240 ECTS credits or equivalent) in law, business or related disciplines • At least one year of work experience • Superior English language skills • Preferably international experience • E xtracurricular interests, such as sports, culture, politics, social issues etc. A limited number of graduates from other academic backgrounds who have a strong professional interest in legal and business questions can also be admitted. A 210 ECTS credit degree can be considered if the applicant has at least two years of work experience. All students can receive the Master of Law and Business degree; depending on courses chosen, students with a first law degree can receive an LLM (Law and Business).
Application Process Students are admitted on a rolling admission basis; early applications are appreciated. Admission is offered on a spaceavailable basis. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to begin submitting their applications as early as October of the year before the start of the LLM/MLB Program. Applicants are usually informed of the outcome of their application within six to eight weeks. The application consists of the following: • A n application form • A Curriculum Vitae (CV) • A personal statement (motivation letter) of 2–3 pages • A writing sample, preferably business or legally-related, consisting of 5–8 pages • O fficial transcripts from all degree-granting academic institutions that the applicant has attended • A n official statement of class rank • If English is neither the native language nor the primary language of instruction for the applicant’s first degree, the applicant must provide an official report of results either from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), IELTS, CPE or ILEC. Minimum TOEFL requirements are 600 points (paper-based) or 100 points (internet-based). Minimum requirements for the IELTS are 7.0, for the CPE grades A, B, or C and for the ILEC C1 or C1 with merit. • A GMAT test score, if available • Two or three letters of recommendation from faculty members, lawyers, businesspeople, judges, or others who can assess the applicants skills and character After submitting the application documents, applicants may be asked to schedule a personal or phone interview with the admissions officer. For details please refer to the program website: http://master.law-school.de or contact the admissions officer at
[email protected]. Applications should be submitted to: Ms. Inga Diercks Bucerius Master of Law and Business (LLM/MLB) Jungiusstrasse 6 20355 Hamburg Germany
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THE LLM/MLB TEAM Professor Clifford Larsen Dean Bucerius Master of Law and Business (LLM/MLB) Inga Diercks Marketing, Admissions and Student Services E-Mail:
[email protected] Tel.: +49 40 30706 – 226 Jennifer Gay Program Assistant/Academic Affairs E-Mail:
[email protected] Tel.: +49 40 30706 – 228 Magdalena Kaljaj Program Manager/Academic Affairs E-Mail:
[email protected] Tel.: +49 40 30706 – 187 Julia Mertins Career Advisor E-Mail:
[email protected] Tel.: +49 40 30706 – 189
Contact: Bucerius Master of Law and Business (LLM/MLB) Jungiusstraße 6 20355 Hamburg Germany E-Mail:
[email protected] Tel.: +49 40 30706 – 226 Fax: +49 40 30706 – 169 Website: http://master.law-school.de www.facebook.com/MLB.Program
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From left to right: Magdalena Kaljaj, Inga Diercks, Professor Clifford Larsen, Julia Mertins, Jennifer Gay
Imprint Editor: Dr. Hariolf Wenzler, CEO Bucerius Master of Law and Business gGmbH Text: LLM/MLB Team Design: www.bfg-albrecht.de Production: Alphabeta GmbH Photography: Ronald Frommann, Thies Ibold, www.mediaserver.hamburg.de/C.Spahrbier
Disclaimer: All information in this brochure is accurate at the time of printing (February 2014). However, content is subject to change. Please check the Program’s internet site for the most current information: http://master.law-school.de.
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Bucerius Master of Law and Business (LLM/MLB) Jungiusstraße 6 20355 Hamburg Germany E-Mail:
[email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 40 30706 – 226 Fax: +49 (0) 40 30706 – 169
http://master.law-school.de · www.facebook.com/MLB.Program
