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nimaland

Hello.I'm planing on going to the UK for law in 2007 but I'm having a lot of trouble deciding my choice for insurance.I've decided on LSE as my firm.However,I canot seem to decide which will be better for law.King's or Manchester???Thus I'm really hoping that you'll will be able to give me advice on the matter.Also let me know if uyou think either 1 of the 2 is better for law than LSE or if Nottingham is better than the 2.....But most importantly I want t know which is better, King's or Manchester.Hope to hear from you'll.Thank

Okay no one but D & L had answered your question so I'll try to answer according to the understanding that I've picked up over time. According to the reputation and teaching etc, the truth is Kings is considered better than Manchester. The difference isn't big, and manchester is a very very good law school, but Kings is generally thought of more highly. Add to that London is more fun than Manchester for most; it is bigger, there are more things to do, but it is also a bit more expensive.

To answer the other questions, LSE is better than both Kings and Manchester domestically (though marginally better than Kings), and has a much better international reputation. If you are going to leave the UK after you graduate then LSE is the way to go. (By the way, internationally speaking, Kings is more renowned than Manchester).

And as for nottingham, I think LSE barely edges it. But there is not at all much difference - they are both 'top' law schools and it is very close. Notts and Kings are also very very similar in stature, and to save argument it is safer to say that there are considerably equal (people disagree a lot on this). To sum it up it probably goes:

LSE
Notts/Kings

Manc

(Average law school)

Reply 21

Manning

After looking at the manchester uni website, it seems they are not offering law from 2008, well at least for that year anyway. So for the OP, this may be your last year to do law at manchester

Reply 22

Mensan1

Manning

After looking at the manchester uni website, it seems they are not offering law from 2008, well at least for that year anyway. So for the OP, this may be your last year to do law at manchester

Of course they are. What reason could they possibl have for shutting down their law dept? Plus, they're still advertising on UCAS.

Reply 23

Manning

Guess its jsut a typeo then on the site:

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/search2007/atoz/?index=L

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/search/atoz/?index=L

^ Hmm strange...

^ very strange actually

Reply 26

s.elena

"Thank you for your email and interest in Law at the University of Manchester.

Law will be available for September 2008, we are in the process of checking and updating our course information and will hopefully have it on the web shortly."

I was curious... Had to e-mail them :biggrin:

Reply 27

Posh Portia Kabine

It is rather a large foresight on their part though (that should be addressed)... I imagine there are literally thousands of people looking at their degree programmes for 2008 (browsing online, or what have you). To not even mention that the Law section is just being updated could culminate in being pretty counterproductive for them.

Reply 28

mercexe

I'd definitely go for KCL. In my opinion it is miles better than Manchester in terms of reputation.

Reply 29

Lawz-

KCL vs Manchester for job prospects?

There's only one choice really - KCL...

My firm goes to only a few fairs. KCL is one of them.

Reply 30

Tory_boy

Your firm isn't the most representative of the range of unis that most city law firms visit though.

Reply 31

Mensan1

Lawz-

KCL vs Manchester for job prospects?

There's only one choice really - KCL...

My firm goes to only a few fairs. KCL is one of them.

Where else do they go?

Reply 32

Dark and Lovely

Tory_boy

Your firm isn't the most representative of the range of unis that most city law firms visit though.

But how many city Law firms won't visit KCL?

Reply 33

Lawz-

Mensan1

Where else do they go?

Bristol, LSE, Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, and Nottingham.

Reply 34

Lawz-

Tory_boy

Your firm isn't the most representative of the range of unis that most city law firms visit though.

How do you know what firm Im at?

Clearly the MC may go to more, they are less selective and have more spaces to fill.. thus they need to cast the net wider. but when a firm is more selective, like my own, they tend to focus on those unis I specified

Reply 35

Mensan1

Lawz-

Bristol, LSE, Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, and Nottingham.

Why not Durham? Too far?

Reply 36

Lawz-

Mensan1

Why not Durham? Too far?

Partially.

We are discussing it, but we fill our quota with so much ease at present...

we get about 3000 applications for 6-8 places.

Reply 37

kalokagathia

Lawz-

How do you know what firm Im at?

Aren't you at Cleary?

Reply 38

Lawz-

kalokagathia

Aren't you at Cleary?

Ya.

Reply 39

AdamTJ

Lawz-

Bristol, LSE, Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, and Nottingham.

So because you get loads of applicants anyway, and we're so far away, you don't bother with us! I'm a little offended lol! I guess I can rule out Cleary as a place to apply to when the time comes! :p: