Law League Tables and University Comparisons

How is Hertfordshire Uni and London Met Uni viewed by empoyers?

Am hoping of going for the BVC afterwards...does it have any impact on your admission to the BVC?

When I was doing my research as to where to apply (contacting sets, talking to Barristers et al) I was surprised to learn how highly Exeter Law was considered in the eyes of those at the bar. Most people I know ranked it far above Leicester and Leeds, and slightly higher than Southampton, Birmingham, Nottingham and Manchester. I was shocked as I'd never even heard of it before this academic year.

What are your opinions of Exeter and its employment prospects. I ask as I have an offer from there and am potentially thinking of going there if I do not get into Kings.

Exeter Law cannot be better than Nottingham and Manchester for sure! It shouldn't be better than southampton and b'ham as well...to be honest if you look at the times league table, Exeter is quite low, 26th ranked for law. i know the table doesn't mean everything but seriously, it can't be better than nottingham and manchester if it's still better than the rest you mentioned.

To be a barrister, you have to be the best of the best. You need at least AAA and a VERY strong 2.i from a top uni, and even that's probably not enough.

I really don't bother with league tables. Some give a good general impression, but through research etc. most of us can determine which universities are good for law...

Good post, I'd say you've got head screwed on nice and tightly. Although, I would say that my friends have had mixed experiences on joint degrees. Did you consider french followed by the CPE/GDL?

When I first read 'here are about 20-30 top law universities' I thought it sounded alot. I mean there are only roughly hundred universities or so anyway aren't there? But actually, yeah, I get the feeling for what you mean. The content of their course is at 'top level', as interesting and as involved as it gets really. Well thats how I took it.

I did consider it definitely, but I just thought Law with French suited me best. I've heard mixed opinions too - mainly about balancing a social life etc., but it's what I want to do. Doing just French or just Law didn't appeal to me for some reason, so I hope I've made the right choice.

And yeah, there are roughly 100 but you seem to have covered what I meant. All of them (generally) are good universities overall, and they offer good courses. Most would probably only bother listing around 15 though.

I'm not sure a joint degree will eat at your social life more than any other degree. The main fustrations I've heard are people not being able to take certain modules to ensure they keep a 75:25 or 50:50 mix or because of timetabling difficulties caused by being a member of two departments. Your subject choice is also more limited when it comes to writing your final year project/dissertation (if you have one). But then again, some would say you get to skip out on some more boring modules.

I've got a maths degree myself. When I was 18, there is no way I would have touched law with a 60ft pole, but now I'm looking to do the GDL. All good stuff really as I'm glad I was exposed to maths and got to study all the subjects I wanted to. I guess I needed the breadth and depth of a single degree.

And thanks for that information. I realise it'd be more limited, but to me that isn't such a bad thing because I find narrowing down difficult enough as it is.

As for the Law/French split, even that probably wouldn't cause me to freak out too much - I just think I'd enjoy the variety as well as the opportunity to live and work in France for a year.

Which universities are you looking at for doing the GDL? Good luck with it.

Seriously? How do you think they are viewed, given that they are two very poor universities?

Badly, in short.

I don't want to be offensive, but if you can't get into anywhere better than those two, don't even bother taking the BVC; it will get you nowhere. People with firsts from Oxbridge fail to get pupillages. Also, if you can't get into anywhere better, you would just outright fail at being a barrister. It's tremendously hard.

To be a barrister, you have to be the best of the best. You need at least AAA and a VERY strong 2.i from a top uni, and even that's probably not enough.

You read like a flipping brochure for the US Marine Corps. You are so far off the mark it hurts. Seriously, I'm sending you my medical bill, I'm sitting in a pool of blood right now.