I recently went to a good university for an open day, and then a law taster day, which I did enjoy but I didn't 100% love it. It has gone down 7 places in the league tables for law and is now 20-something, i wanted to go to one in the top 10. I have got the grades to get in to the best ones if I try my hardest in the interview (I'm having a gap year so have my results already) and don't want to feel like I'm selling myself short if I go to a uni not ranked as highly.
In short, is it crucial to look at league tables or can they be taken with a pinch of salt?
For law is it not true that the uni you go to is looked at more so than anything else, when you go to get a job later on?
Would I be limiting my chances of success in jobs if I go to a uni lower down the league table?
Would there be a genuine reason as to why it fell 7 places in one year or are they quite unreliable? I did ask at the open day (an awkward question to ask!!!) and obviously they just skirted around the subject.