Volker Steffahn

Prof. Volker Steffahn, a founding member of the Center for Legal Learning since 2007, has served as Professor of Legal Learning in Public Law and Director of Studies at Bucerius Law School since 2023. His work focuses on cross-disciplinary legal methodology and didactics, emphasizing service-oriented education for students.

• Specializes in exam clinic consultancy, teaching expert opinion techniques and problem-solving frameworks
• Developed the popular Digitales Fallbuch (Digital Case Book) for guided legal case analysis
• Advocates for methodological independence from rote memorization in legal education

Steffahn, a native Hamburg resident, combines decades of practical legal consulting experience with theoretical insights, earning recognition as the "König der Methodik" (King of Methodology) from students.