Hi, guys!
Ok, so both aren't stellar institutions but I slacked off in college and now have come to terms with going to City or SOAS for the first year of my LLB.
I know City has risen within the law league tables over the years and I admire that they prioritize employability. On the other hand, SOAS is a University of London school and may have a higher prestige standing with employers (?), provide a unique (I use that word with some apprehension) learning experience, and ease the process of transferring to a better Uni. of London school. I've heard horror stories about SOAS and how faculty don't take their job seriously/provide an esoteric curriculum with little, valuable application, and how students are left with little more than debt and a useless piece of paper. Now, I don't want to bash on liberal arts and, on the contrary, hold more free thinking institutions in high esteem for promoting a way of thinking that can seldom be found elsewhere. None the less, I don't want to pay £27000 to learn to think freely. I want to be employed by a high end law firm and have a steady, well-paying career. Where do I have better chances of this happening?
Additionally, what do you guys think about transferring universities for law? I know it's not very common in the UK and quite difficult for LLB. Would a school like UCL accept me if I completed my first year at City or SOAS with top marks? Or perhaps a lower ranking school like QMUL?
I appreciate you guys taking the time to read&respond to this and I hope my inquiry doesn't come off as crude for stressing employment so much! Just keepin' it real(pls don't shoot me)...