After its completion, students focus on preparation for the German First Judicial Examination (the regular law degree) in order to be admitted to legal traineeship.

Based on their scores, selected applicants are invited back for an oral component, including two personal interviews, a prepared presentation, and group discussions.

[8] Besides legal education, the school places importance on the required Studium generale as well as an emphasis on foreign languages and economics.

Students must complete internships at law firms, businesses or organizations, many of which support the school as donors.

Students are also required to spend at least one term abroad and study law in a language other than German.

The program aims to provide students with the skills to analyze corporate issues from a legal and economic perspective in an international context.

The intensive English-taught programs bring together students and professors from around the world to explore the theory and practice of the given topic.

On its top floor, Bucerius Law School has separate rooms for students who wish to study in small groups.

[13] In 2023, 8.41% of students at Bucerius received a stipend from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (transl.

[14] There are two student-run publications: A political magazine called “Politik und Gesellschaft“ and the Bucerius Law Journal.

There is a choir, orchestra, big band, theater group, Model United Nations society, political student groups, a Phi Delta Phi Inn named after Bucerius Law School's co-founder and honorary president, Professor Karsten Schmidt, and many sports clubs, whose teams compete against other universities in the annual "Champions Trophy".