Cambridge Faculty of Law

What Cambridge Faculty of Law does

The Cambridge Faculty of Law is a constituent academic department of the University of Cambridge, established under UK law and operating from the David Williams Building on the Sidgwick Site in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It delivers four degree programmes: the BA Tripos in Law (undergraduate), the Master of Law (LLM) and Masters in Corporate Law (MCL) at postgraduate taught level, and the Doctorate in Law (PhD) for research. The Faculty houses the Squire Law Library, the Institute of Criminology, and a network of research centres and groups (including the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group, the Criminal Jurisprudence and Philosophy Group, the Cambridge Legal Theory Discussion Group, and the Network of Empirical Labour Law Scholars).

Revenue is generated through recurring tuition fees across the four programmes, with fees set at the university level and varying by programme type and student residency status. Teaching and student management are delivered through the University of Cambridge's Moodle-based Virtual Learning Environment rather than a proprietary platform. The Faculty serves three primary student segments — undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and doctoral research students — drawn globally rather than from any enterprise client base, and recruits through the centralised University of Cambridge admissions system (UCAS for undergraduates, Cambridge's postgraduate application portal for postgraduates). The go-to-market motion is sales-led academic recruitment, supplemented by outreach programmes such as the 'Exploring Law' online course and the 'Exploring Law Conference', alongside a presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Bluesky, Flickr, and an email newsletter (Cambridge LawLink). The Faculty maintains extensive international academic links with leading partner institutions globally for student exchanges, academic visitor programmes, and collaborative research, and holds the Bronze Athena Swan Award from Advance HE for its commitment to gender equality in higher education.

Name

Cambridge Faculty of Law

Legal name

University of Cambridge

Website

https://law.cam.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cambridge Faculty of Law is a constituent academic department of the University of Cambridge delivering undergraduate (BA Tripos), postgraduate taught (LLM, MCL), and doctoral (PhD) law programmes to a global student body, funded primarily through recurring tuition fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

SJD / JSD & Doctoral Law Programs (EDAHAIAD), Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy) (EDAHAIAF), Law School Research Centers & Institutes (e.g., Law & Economics, Human Rights) (EDAHAIAJ), Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs (EDAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law degree programmes
• Postgraduate law research
• Academic law faculty
• Corporate law masters

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge, Cambs

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Revenue from undergraduate and postgraduate student tuition fees for law degrees including BA Tripos, LLM, MCL, and PhD programmes

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cambridge Faculty of Law is an academic faculty within the University of Cambridge that delivers undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research law degree programmes. It offers the BA Tripos in Law, the Master of Law (LLM), the Masters in Corporate Law (MCL), and the Doctorate in Law (PhD), supported by the Squire Law Library, the Institute of Criminology, and an extensive faculty research community.

Product overview

Cambridge Faculty of Law is an academic institution offering a portfolio of degree programmes: the BA Tripos in Law (undergraduate), the Master of Law (LLM) and Masters in Corporate Law (MCL) at postgraduate taught level, and the Doctorate in Law (PhD) for research. The Faculty also houses the Squire Law Library, research centres, and provides international academic links.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BA Tripos Degree in Law An intellectually challenging and rewarding undergraduate degree in law, undertaken at one of the world's leading universities and taught by leading experts, providing foundational legal education for prospective legal careers.
• Master of Law (LLM) A world-renowned Masters programme offering highly-qualified and intellectually outstanding students the opportunity to pursue advanced legal study in a challenging and supportive environment.
• Masters in Corporate Law (MCL) A specialist Masters programme for students seeking a sophisticated understanding of the interaction between markets, corporations and the law, working alongside leading academics and practitioners.
• Doctorate in Law (PhD) A cutting-edge research degree (PhD) undertaken in a lively, diverse and well-established scholarly community at one of the world's leading research institutions, producing original research contributions in law.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Academic Partner InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Faculty maintains extensive international academic links with leading partner institutions around the globe, including exchange schemes and academic visitor programmes. Partners include leading law schools and universities for student exchanges and collaborative research.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stanford Law School: Top-tier US law school offering JD, LLM and JSD with a strong interdisciplinary and corporate-law orientation. Competes with Cambridge's LLM and MCL in attracting international students and faculty at the highest tier.
• Columbia Law School: Top US law school offering JD, LLM and JSD programmes, particularly strong in corporate and international law (overlapping with Cambridge's MCL). A direct competitor for international postgraduate law applicants.
• London School of Economics - Department of Law: London-based law department offering LLB, LLM and PhD programmes with a strong socio-legal and international-law orientation. A direct UK competitor in the postgraduate legal-education market.
• Harvard Law School: The dominant global law school, offering JD, LLM and SJD programmes to a similar international applicant pool. Direct competitor at the very top of the global legal-education rankings, with substantially larger endowment and scholarship budget.
• UCL Faculty of Laws: Major London-based law school offering LLB, LLM and PhD programmes. The leading UK domestic competitor for both undergraduate and postgraduate legal education, particularly for London-based and international students.
• NYU School of Law: Top global law school with a particularly large international LLM cohort (the largest in the US). Direct competitor for international postgraduate students and a benchmark for LLM programme scale and specialisation.
• University of Oxford Faculty of Law: The closest peer: a UK-based, globally top-ranked law faculty at a rival historic research university offering undergraduate (BA Jurisprudence), postgraduate (BCL, MJur, MLF, MSc) and doctoral programmes. Direct competitor for the same international LLM-equivalent and PhD applicant pool.
• The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London: London-based law school offering LLB, LLM and PhD programmes, with substantial endowment and strong corporate-law focus. Direct UK competitor for postgraduate legal education applicants.
• Yale Law School: Elite US law school offering JD, LLM, JSD and MSL programmes, consistently ranked alongside Cambridge among the top law schools globally. Competes for the same intellectual talent pool in legal scholarship and postgraduate study.

Regional players

• Sciences Po - École de droit: Leading continental European law school based in Paris offering undergraduate and masters programmes in French, European and international law. Comparable in postgraduate legal education but primarily serves a different linguistic and European market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CambridgeLawFaculty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cambridgelaw
• Instagraminstagram.com/cambridgelaw

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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