The Buchmann Faculty of Law

What The Buchmann Faculty of Law does

The Buchmann Faculty of Law is the law school of Tel Aviv University, located on TAU's main campus in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is a public academic institution, fully embedded within TAU, that delivers the full vertical of legal education: an undergraduate LL.B. taught in Hebrew; LL.M. tracks in Hebrew and in English (the Parasol Foundation International LL.M. and the Bonita Trust International LL.M.); a Research LL.M. and Ph.D. pipeline under the Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies; and post-doctoral fellowships across multiple endowed centers. The faculty also operates a Clinical Legal Education Program with nine specialized clinics covering criminal justice, environmental justice, human rights, refugee rights, workers' rights, privacy (launched 2022), and others, and maintains a research footprint across 12+ centers and institutes — including the Cegla Center, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Minerva Center for Human Rights, Fischer Center for Corporate Governance, S. Horowitz Institute for Intellectual Property, ChainGE Lab (ERC), and the Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation.

The faculty is ranked first in research output among hundreds of non-American law faculties and has produced multiple recipients of the EMET Prize and Israeli judicial appointments (e.g., Prof. Daphne Barak-Erez to the Supreme Court). Beyond teaching, it has produced digital research artifacts such as the Reconstructed Trademark Registry of Mandate Palestine (1917-1948). There is no proprietary technology product or commercial software offering; the underlying "technology" is its academic publishing, workshops, and clinical infrastructure.

As a public university faculty, the entity does not publish independent revenue. Its economics are governed by TAU and Israeli public-sector tuition regulation. Revenue mechanics are tuition-driven (LL.B., LL.M., and research-degree fees) augmented by endowed international LL.M. programs supported by the Parasol Foundation and the Bonita Trust, research-center grants, and donations routed through the Dean's Circle, benefactors, and patrons program. The go-to-market is admissions-led rather than sales-led: domestic and international students are recruited through TAU's website, the studylaw.tau.ac.il portal, academic conferences, and exchange partnerships. Customer segments are students and post-doctoral researchers, organized horizontally across geography (domestic vs. international) and academic level (undergraduate, master's, doctoral, post-doctoral).

Name

The Buchmann Faculty of Law

Legal name

The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University

Website

https://en-law.tau.ac.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Buchmann Faculty of Law is the law school of Tel Aviv University, offering LL.B., LL.M. (Hebrew and International), Ph.D., and post-doctoral programs alongside nine legal clinics and 12+ research centers. It serves Israeli and international graduate students and is ranked first in research output among non-American law faculties.

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Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Paralegal & Legal Studies Programs (Law School–Affiliated) (EDAHAIAI), Law School Research Centers & Institutes (e.g., Law & Economics, Human Rights) (EDAHAIAJ), SJD / JSD & Doctoral Law Programs (EDAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law school programs
• Clinical legal training
• Legal research
• Graduate law degrees

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Programs: Revenue generated from student tuition for various degree programs including LL.B., LL.M. (Hebrew and International), Research LL.M., Ph.D. programs, and Post-Doctoral fellowships. Additional revenue streams from international programs such as the Parasol Foundation International LL.M. Program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Buchmann Faculty of Law provides legal higher education and research, offering undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and post-doctoral degree programs (LL.B., LL.M., Research LL.M., Ph.D., post-doctoral fellowships) in both Hebrew and English, alongside hands-on clinical legal training through nine specialty clinics and scholarly research conducted across twelve specialized centers and institutes. Students and scholars also engage through a structured legal workshops program and multiple faculty-edited law reviews.

Product overview

The Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University operates as a comprehensive academic law faculty rather than a technology company. Its offerings consist of traditional educational programs (LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., and International LL.M.), a Clinical Legal Education Program with multiple specialty clinics, and multiple research centers and institutes. The faculty also maintains a notable digital research archive - the Mandate Palestine Trademark and Patent Registry - which is a reconstructed historical database of IP records from the British Mandate period.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parasol Foundation International LL.M. Program: English-language international LL.M. program at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law
• De Iure
• Legal Workshops Program
• Clinical Legal Education Program

Products and services

• LL.B. Program Hebrew-language undergraduate law degree (LL.B.) providing foundational legal education and serving as the primary pathway to the Israeli bar. Aimed at Israeli students pursuing a career in legal practice, judiciary, public service, or academia.
• LL.M. Program (Hebrew) Hebrew-language master's degree in law (LL.M.) for Israeli law graduates seeking advanced specialization, taught by faculty at the Buchmann Faculty of Law.
• Parasol Foundation International LL.M. Program English-language master's degree in law for international students, offering courses and specializations in law and technology, comparative law, and other legal disciplines. Funded in part by the Parasol Foundation and delivered on the Tel Aviv University campus.
• Research LL.M. (Hebrew) Research-oriented Hebrew-language LL.M. program preparing students for advanced scholarly work in law.
• Ph.D. Program Doctoral research degree in law hosted through The Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies, aimed at future legal academics and advanced researchers.
• TAU Law Post-Doctoral Fellowships Post-doctoral fellowships for advanced legal scholars, including Edmond J. Safra Fellowships, ChainGE Lab (ERC), and GlobalTrust Fellowships, supporting research across the faculty's institutes and centers.
• Clinical Legal Education Program Hands-on legal training through nine specialty clinics (Criminal Justice, Environmental Justice, Human Rights, Refugee Rights, Workers' Rights, Privacy, and others), providing practical experience to students while delivering legal services to underserved communities.
• TAU Law Student Exchange Program Exchange program allowing TAU Law students to study at international partner institutes and incoming international students to study at TAU Law for a semester or year.
• Mandate Palestine Trademark and Patent Registry (1922-1948) Reconstructed digital registry and research database of trademark and patent applications from British Mandate Palestine (1917-1948), providing a searchable historical record of intellectual property filings for researchers and the public.
• Privacy Clinic First privacy-focused legal clinic in Israel, operated in collaboration with The Chief Justice Meir Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation, providing students hands-on experience in privacy and digital rights matters.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Parasol FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParasol Foundation International LL.M. Program - a flagship English-language international master's program in law attracting students from around the world. The foundation provides support enabling the program's operations and student scholarships.
• Partner Institutes (International Exchange)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner institutions for student exchange programs, allowing bidirectional student mobility and academic collaboration between TAU Law and law schools worldwide.
• The Chief Justice Meir Shamgar Center for Digital Law and InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation to operate the Privacy Clinic, the first clinic of its kind in Israel. This partnership enables interdisciplinary work on privacy law and digital rights.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stanford Law School: U.S. law school with strong technology-law and innovation-law offerings through its Codex Center. Comparable as a peer competitor in the digital law / law & technology specialization area where TAU Law is investing via its Shamgar Center and Privacy Clinic.
• Harvard Law School: The leading global law school by research output and faculty influence. Comparable as the top-tier benchmark against which TAU Law's research ranking is measured, and a competitor for international visiting scholars and graduate students.
• NYU School of Law: Large U.S. law school with extensive international programs, clinical offerings, and research centers. Comparable as a leading global law school competing for international LL.M. students and visiting scholars, with comparable breadth of clinical and research programs.
• University of Cambridge Faculty of Law: Global research university law faculty offering LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D. programs. Comparable as a leading international research law school competing for international students and producing high-citation legal scholarship.
• London School of Economics Law Department: Internationally focused law school with strong social-science orientation and large international student body. Comparable as a competitor for international LL.M. applicants and a benchmark for research output.
• University of Oxford Faculty of Law: Elite global law school offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral legal education with strong research output. Comparable as a top-tier international law school competing for international LL.M. and doctoral candidates and visiting scholars.

Regional players

• Sciences Po Law School: European law school with strong international orientation and bilingual programs. Comparable as a peer international LL.M. competitor with a regional specialization focus, though primarily European in geographic footprint.
• King's College London Dickson Poon School of Law: UK-based law school with English-language international LL.M. programs and global faculty. Comparable as a competitor for international LL.M. applicants and a regional peer offering English-language legal education.

Direct peers

• IDC Herzliya Radzyner School of Law: Israeli law school emphasizing interdisciplinary and policy-oriented legal education. Comparable as a domestic peer targeting similar Israeli undergraduate and graduate legal students, with a more interdisciplinary focus.
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law: Israel's other leading research-oriented law school, also offering LL.B., LL.M., and doctoral programs with strong international research output. Directly comparable as a domestic peer competing for the same Israeli student pool and international LL.M. candidates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TAUVOD
• Facebookfacebook.com/BuchmannLaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-buchmann-faculty-of-law
• Instagraminstagram.com/tauinternational

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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