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A first degree in Law is a prestigious degree that constitutes an entrance certificate to the world of Law, and additionally, provides its students a broad knowledge and practical skills, useful in a variety of positions in various fields, including senior management positions. The undergraduate degree in Law is one of the oldest academic degrees, which was always considered as prestigious. Although it is a case of an independent academic field, in practice it is based on interdisciplinary studies in a variety of fields, the roots of which are embedded in the Arts Sciences, Social Sciences, Political Sciences and more.

ד"ר חמדה גור-אריה - ראש החוג לתואר ראשון במשפטים במרכז האקדמי פרס
Head of Department
Dr. Hemda Gur Arie
Studies format

Daily morning / evening studies + Friday

Program duration

Three and a half years

Starting dates

October 2025

Why study undergraduate studies in Law at the Peres Academic Center?

Degree Plus

Advanced certificate studies combined with the degree

Training in legal clinics

Provides professional experience already during the degree studies.

A shortened path to the graduate degree

First and second degrees in only 4.5 years!

Program for the outstanding students

A unique program that combines studies and research intended for outstanding students

What are the studies in the degree

The undergraduate degree in Law at the Peres Academic Center was structures based on the insight that to build outstanding jurists, it is not enough to learn the core of the legal subjects alone. To build outstanding jurists in the world of law, a broad studies program must be created, connecting the legal subject to other disciplines providing the students with an added value that will accompany them during their career.

The studies program is composed of:
Mandatory courses, which mostly deal with the core fields of law. Those courses deal with penal law, law of torts, contracts law, property laws, laws of evidence, labor laws, tax laws, international law, civil and criminal procedure law, and more.

In addition, there are elective courses, legal clinics, and interdisciplinary groupings.
It is also possible to register for a shortened path to a graduate degree.

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תואר פלוס זה מקנה מיומנויות גישור בניהול. במסגרת התוכנית יתורגלו מיומנויות הגישור, כולל הקשבה ברמות השונות, זיהוי הצרכים של המשתתפים וכלים להבאת הצדדים לכדי הסכמות.

בקורס ירכשו ויתורגלו שפה, הרגלי חשיבה, ומיומנויות המשמשים בעולם הגישור כמו טכניקות שונות לניהול מו”מ, הקשבה ברמות שונות, זיהוי צרכים ואינטרסים של המשתתפים וכלים להבאת הצדדים לכדי הסכמות. כלים אלה יסייעו למשתתפים בפתרון קונפליקטים בחיי המשפחה והעבודה ובהשגת תוצאות טובות ואיכותיות על בסיס מקצועי, תוך שמירה על מערכות יחסים תקינות לאורך זמן. הגישור ככלי ניהולי מקנה משנה סדורה של שלבים, תהליכים ומיומנויות המאפשרים כל זאת. הקורס הינו בשיתוף עם חברת בר-שיח.

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What do you do with the degree

The undergraduate degree in Law, is primarily an entrance certificate to the world of law.
Whether you plan a career as a lawyer, or other legal career – the first degree in law is always the first foundation in a legal career.

Additionally, the degree is intended for:
Students who plan a business or managerial career.

Student who did not decide yet in what they would like to engage – for them, a first degree in Law is a multidisciplinary degree granting them the knowledge and tools required today in almost any future position. Many students who have not yet decided in what exactly they would like to engage, study of a first degree in Law, so it will serve as a base for further degrees or future career.

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Stories by students

The lecturers here turn into friends always available for questions. You can see a lecturer sitting in the cafeteria with students on a cup of coffee interested not only in the studies, but also in their personal life. Also, when you start looking for training position, the lecturers are interested whether you have found a place to practice, and how they can assist.

testimonial Gabriel Zobok

גבריאל זובוק - בוגר תואר ראשון במשפטים, המרכז האקדמי פרס

Gabriel Zobok

Graduate of Law

Apprentice at the Koblanko Zarnopolsky Law Firm.

All along the degree there is an envelope covering you. Lecturers always available for questions, an exerciser who until this very day stays connected with everyone checking to see if they get along during the training period, a complete unit actively assisting in finding a good place for practicing. You feel protected during the entire degree studies.

testimonial Orian Hanan

אוריאן חנן - בוגרת תואר ראשון במשפטים, המרכז האקדמי פרס

Orian Hanan

Graduate of Law

Apprentice at the court in Rishon Le Zion

The studies experience in the Peres Academic Center combines professionalism, personal development, and most important, humanity and providing personal response. No doubt I will exit to the labor market with tools promising success in the legal field.

testimonial Andrea Rubinsky

Andrea Rubinsky

Graduate of first degree in Law

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Admission conditions to degree in Law [LL.B.]

Admission as a regular student

Admission in a status of regular student will be candidates entitled to a matriculation certificate or an equivalent value certificate and are one of the following:

  • Entitlement to a matriculation certificate with a weighted average of at least 95.5.
  • Holders of an aggregate admission grade of 120 at least.

Admission on condition:

Candidates entitled to a matriculation certificate or certificate of equivalent value with an average ranging between 88 and 95.4, or an aggregate admission grade of 115 – 119.9, will be accepted providing they achieve an average grade of 80 in the courses of criminal law and contracts, no failures, and an average grade of 80 in first year.

The number of students admitted on condition will not exceed 20% of the total admitted to first year.

*In this program there is a possibility of accepting exceptional candidates in a scope of 10% based on consideration of exceptional life circumstances.

Upon registration, the candidate must submit the following documents:

  • Israeli matriculation certificate or alternatively confirmation of matriculation certificate equivalence issued by the Department for Degrees and Diplomas Evaluation in the Ministry of Education.
  • Psychometric Exam Appendix
  • Completed registration forms.
  • Copy of Identification Certificate and its stab
  • Two passport pictures
  • Tuition for the undergraduate degree

Questions and answers

A first degree in Law (LL.B.) prepares its graduates for a variety of positions in the legal world: attorneys, legal advisors, mediators and more. The degree studies mainly deal with the legal world and its branches: criminal law, law of torts, constitutional law etc. At the Peres Academic Center emphasis is placed also on touching fields of the profession: economics, psychology, criminology, business administration, and sociology.

In the first degree in Law, all the central fields of specialization are mandatory courses. Additionally, the students can choose from a selection of elective courses in fields from the legal world and general subjects. You can find examples of such courses here.

A degree plus is a unique course granting the graduates a variety of professional certificates already during the degree studies. In the undergraduate degree in Law, the students will be able to attend a broad course in mediation at the end of which a professional graduation certificate will be granted which will provide them a clear advantage in labor market.

The Admission conditions are detailed here.

*Applicants above the age 30 which are not entitled to a matriculation certificate, or who does not meet the required average, must attend a preparatory class.

Three days, there is a choice of morning or evening path at your choice.

Currently and until further notice on the subject, studies are conducted in a combined format: Frontal studies on campus are possible or learning online – at the student’s choice (except for specific courses). For complete information, leave your details and a studies consultant will contact you.

Indeed, most of our students successfully combine studies and work, so that practical experience can be gained already during the time of studies.

The School of Law includes six legal clinics providing legal assistance to judges or feeble populations. The clinics enable student to have a first and direct experience in practical legal work. The clinics include defense council clinics, assistance in execution, civil and human rights legal assistance, assistance to judges, and more.

The Peres Academic Center operates a variety of internal and external scholarships plans on a voluntary base or on a socio-economic base, which assist many students in financing their studies towards a degree. You can read about those plans here.

Certainly! The Peres Academic Center operates the program “On Route to training”, preparing the students in their third year for the training period. The program includes meetings with the Career Development Unit advisors, to improve the curriculum vitae, simulations of training interviews, and personal direction towards the period of interviews. Additionally, the Unit operates an employment fair program hosting leading law offices who recruit trainees.

Yes! There is a fast track for the undergraduate degree and graduate degree in Business Administration in only 4 and a half years.

10 Shimon Peres Street Rehovot. Ere are the ways to reach us also by public transportation.

Faculty

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Dr. Hemda Gur Arie Deputy Dean of the Law School
פרופ' רון שפירא - רקטור המרכז האקדמי פרס
Prof. Ron Shapira Rector of the Peres Academic Center
פרופ' מנחם פינקלשטיין
Prof. Menachem Finkelstein
פרופ' אייל כתבן - ראש החוג לתואר שני במשפטים ללא משפטנים במרכז האקדמי פרס
Prof. Eyal Katvan Head of Department
פרופ' אבי וינרוט
Prof. Avi Weinroth
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Dr. Daliya Tsamriyon Hallak
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