Schulthess Legal Media

What Schulthess Legal Media does

Schulthess Legal Media (legal name: Schulthess Juristische Medien AG) is a Swiss legal publishing house headquartered in Zürich and founded in 1791, operating as an independent private company with 51-100 employees. The company produces and distributes legal literature, digital information systems, and professional events for Swiss legal professionals. Its core product portfolio consists of three pillars: a print and digital publishing program of more than 10,000 legal titles spanning Swiss private, public, tax, criminal, procedural, and international law, supported by nine named legal journals (e.g., Baurecht, ZKE, REPRAX, Arbeitsrecht, ZR, ZBI, SRIEL, SJZ, ius.full) with annual subscription options; digital platforms SD-Fachmodule and iusnet, which aggregate commentaries, handbooks, and journals into modular specialist subscriptions (iusnet alone offers 20 modules: 12 in German, 8 in French); and the Schulthess Forum, which runs conferences, webinars, and certificate programs (CAS/LL.M.-style) covering corporate, tax, health, family, cybersecurity, international, and AI-in-law topics.

Underlying technology and distribution: sales and access run through a bilingual (German/French) e-commerce storefront at schulthess.com, a Zürich physical bookstore for in-store purchase and home delivery, and a dedicated event portal at schulthessforum.ch for registrations. The firm's go-to-market is event-driven, with the Schulthess Forum serving as the primary customer-acquisition and engagement channel, supplemented by email/newsletter campaigns and organic/catalog search. Revenue mechanics are diversified across one-time book sales, recurring journal and digital-module subscriptions, and event registration fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Customers are primarily Swiss lawyers, courts/authorities/government bodies, and corporate legal departments, with secondary segments in tax professionals, law students/academics, and healthcare-sector administrators (hospitals, clinics, Spitex). The company explicitly states its mission is to equip Swiss legal practitioners with scientifically validated, current, practice-relevant specialist literature and continuing education in order to support advisory and judicial decision-making.

Name

Schulthess Legal Media

Legal name

Schulthess Juristische Medien AG

Website

https://schulthess.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1791

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Schulthess Legal Media is a Swiss legal publishing house, founded in 1791 and headquartered in Zürich, that produces over 10,000 legal titles, nine journals, and the SD-Fachmodule and iusnet digital platforms, and runs Schulthess Forum conferences serving Swiss lawyers, courts, authorities, and corporate legal departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises) (MPAJACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law & Legal Studies (EDAGABAH), Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

Keywords

• Legal publishing
• Legal commentaries
• Legal research platforms
• Swiss law journals
• Legal professional events

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Book and Publication Sales: Sale of legal books, commentaries, handbooks, and journals in print and digital formats. The company offers over 10,000 legal titles. Revenue is generated through one-time purchases of physical and digital books, as well as subscription models for journals (annual subscriptions). New publications appear regularly, with titles spanning all major areas of Swiss law.
2. Event Registration and Continuing Education: Schulthess Forum organizes conferences, webinars, and certificate programs (CAS). Revenue is generated from participant registration fees. Formats include in-person conferences (full-day and multi-day), half-day webinars, and multi-session certificate programs. Events cover AI in law, tax law, corporate law, cybersecurity, health law, international law, and more.
3. Digital Subscriptions (SD-Fachmodule / iusnet): Annual or multi-year subscriptions for digital platforms SD-Fachmodule and iusnet, providing ongoing access to updated legal content organized by specialty area. These digital products are kept current and tailored to professional users.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schulthess Legal Media is a Swiss legal publishing house that publishes and sells legal books, commentaries, handbooks, and journals in print and digital formats, and operates specialized digital legal research platforms (SD-Fachmodule and iusnet). It also runs the Schulthess Forum, which organizes in-person conferences, webinars, and certificate programs (CAS) on Swiss legal topics for legal professionals, courts, authorities, and corporate legal departments. The portfolio spans over 10,000 legal titles and is offered bilingually in German and French.

Product overview

Schulthess Legal Media (Schulthess Juristische Medien AG) operates as a legal publisher with a multi-format portfolio comprising print publications (commentaries, handbooks, monographs on Swiss law), digital platforms (SD-Fachmodule and iusnet), and professional events (Schulthess Forum conferences and CAS certification programs). The core offering centers on Swiss legal literature including the ZGB/OR commentary and Handkommentar zum Schweizer Privatrecht, supplemented by digital information systems and continuing legal education events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iusnet: Online information system with 20 modules covering various legal areas in German and French
• SD-Fachmodule

Products and services

• SD-Fachmodule (Schulthess Digital Specialist Modules) Digital specialist modules that combine renowned standard works, leading commentaries, practice-oriented handbooks, and journals on a specific legal area, kept current and precisely tailored to the needs of lawyers, courts, authorities, and legal departments.
• iusnet Comprehensive modular online information system developed specifically for legal and specialist experts, providing continuous and reliable information according to their specialization. Offers 20 modules - twelve in German and eight in French - covering a broad spectrum of legal areas.
• Schulthess Forum Professional events and conferences series covering various legal topics including corporate law, tax law, cybersecurity, AI in legal practice, health law, international law, and more. Includes certification programs (CAS) and specialized conferences (Tagungen).
• Schulthess Buchhandlung (Online and Physical Bookstore) Online bookstore offering over 10,000 legal titles with home delivery and a physical store in Zürich. Features catalog search, wish lists, shopping cart, and customer accounts.
• Swiss Legal Journals (e.g., Baurecht, ZKE, REPRAX, Arbeitsrecht, ZR, ZBI, SRIEL, SJZ, ius.full) Schulthess publishes multiple legal journals including Baurecht, ZKE, REPRAX, Arbeitsrecht, ZR, ZBI, SRIEL, SJZ, and ius.full, with annual subscription options providing ongoing commentary and updates across Swiss law.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cosmos VerlagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmos Verlag co-organizes the Neue Zürcher Steuerkonferenz (New Zurich Tax Conference) with Schulthess Juristische Medien AG - Schulthess Forum. The annual conference is a flagship tax law event in Switzerland covering federal tax developments, cantonal practice, and digitalization in taxation. Schulthess Forum is the primary organizer with Cosmos Verlag as the co-development partner for this event.
• FFHS (Fernfachhochschule Schweiz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFHS (Fernfachhochschule Schweiz) serves as a venue and academic partner for several Schulthess Forum events, including AI in administration and justice courses held at the FFHS Gleisarena in Zürich. The partnership provides physical and academic infrastructure for events.
• Juristische Fakultät der Universität Basel / FamPra.chminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Juristische Fakultät der Universität Basel, in cooperation with FamPra.ch, organizes the Schweizer Familienrecht§Tage (Swiss Family Law Days), listed on the Schulthess platform. This is a two-day conference held at the Universität Basel Kollegienhaus.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag: Basel-based Swiss legal publisher offering commentaries, handbooks, and journals across Swiss law. Operates a similar print-plus-digital model targeting the same Swiss practitioner and academic customer base as Schulthess.
• Dike Verlag: Zürich-based academic legal publisher associated with Swiss law faculties, producing scholarly works, commentaries, and journals. Competes for the same Swiss academic and practitioner author network that anchors Schulthess's catalog.
• Cosmos Verlag: Swiss tax-law publisher and co-organizer (with Schulthess Forum) of the Neue Zürcher Steuerkonferenz. Operates in the adjacent Swiss tax publishing niche and is both a partner and a potential competitor for tax-law content.
• Stämpfli Verlag: Long-standing Bern-based Swiss publisher of legal, tax, and notarial literature with comparable commentaries, journals, and online products (e.g., TaxPool). Directly competes with Schulthess in Swiss legal and tax publishing across German- and French-speaking markets.
• Weblaw: Swiss online legal information platform aggregating legislation, case law, and journals. Competes head-on with Schulthess's SD-Fachmodule and iusnet digital subscriptions for Swiss legal research workflows.
• Orell Füssli: Swiss publisher with a legal/regulatory division publishing codes, statutes, and commentaries (Orell Füssli Jurisprudence). Overlaps directly with Schulthess in Swiss legal reference and government-adjacent publishing.
• Swisslex: Swiss legal database jointly operated by major Swiss law firms, offering integrated legislation, case law, and journal content. Directly competes with Schulthess's digital legal information offerings for institutional and law-firm subscriptions.

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis: Global legal information and workflow platform with Swiss content delivered via partnerships and its own channels. Represents the largest competitive threat to Schulthess's digital subscription business through scale, technology, and bundling.
• C.H. Beck: Germany's leading legal publisher, producing commentaries, handbooks, and journals (e.g., beck-online). A broader incumbent whose German-law content is occasionally used in Swiss practice, competing at the margin for cross-border legal information.
• Nomos Verlag: German academic and professional publisher with strong law and social sciences portfolio. Comparable in catalog breadth and B2B practitioner focus, though primarily German-jurisdiction content rather than Swiss-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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