Bucerius Law School is a private law school located in Hamburg, Germany. The school was the first private school to teach law in Germany. Bucerius Law School was founded in 2000 by a non-profit foundation, Zeit-Stiftung Bucerius, and is modelled after law schools in the United States. It was named after Gerd Bucerius, a German judge, attorney, journalist…Bucerius Law School is a private law school located in Hamburg, Germany. The school was the first private school to teach law in Germany. Bucerius Law School was founded in 2000 by a non-profit foundation, Zeit-Stiftung Bucerius, and is modelled after law schools in the United States. It was named after Gerd Bucerius, a German judge, attorney, journalist, politician and founding publisher of the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit. The school is organized as a non-profit.