Official Nottingham 2012 Firmers!!

Thanks, well done on your offer too It was really impressive, they did a kind of mini taster lecture on gay rights which was really interesting and the lecturer was really good so that was reassuring to know that I liked the teaching style, at least from that one lecturer. The other lecturers who did the introduction also seemed really nice and they were really helpful with any questions that people had. There just seemed to be a really nice, friendly atmosphere in both the law department and the entire university. The campus is absolutely gorgeous as well, which probably swayed me quite a lot. Are you going to an applicant open day?

Sounds awesome! I did watch a few videos on the law school web page, and the lecturers seem incredibly enthusiastic, which for me, is a major selling point!
I'm going to the open day at the end of this month - you going to bother coming?

I'm going to visit on the 29th and then have to decide whether Notts or Bristol will be my firm (for Law). I feel far too young to be making so many important life decisions.

Sounds awesome! I did watch a few videos on the law school web page, and the lecturers seem incredibly enthusiastic, which for me, is a major selling point!
I'm going to the open day at the end of this month - you going to bother coming?

I was in a similar position to you in that I've got offers for Law (with French) from both Nottingham and Bristol and didn't know which to firm but I'm pretty much set on Nottingham now. I think I always prefered Nottingham but Bristol is such a good university that it kind of feels wrong to turn them down but I guess there isn't much difference in reputation between the two anyway. Where are you leaning towards at the moment?

Any links for those videos Probably not going to firm/insure Nottingham, but would be nice to see them!

Go on the uni website, then find the site for the school of law, then click on the videos tab on the side. One of the is 18 mins long! Very insightful though

I don't think that's quite true to be honest. It's the minority who have the mentality of 'top six are bust' That 'target' uni ethos is only relevant to investment banking, so unless the person in question is interested in banking, then I doubt her prospects will be affected much. Also, Durham isn't actually a 'target' it's on the same scale as Nottingham for banking.

It's not Economics. It's Law, and Nottingham is one of the top law schools in the country, so If I did choose to go to Nottingham, I doubt I'd be doing myself much harm. it'd probably only be my insurance anyway. Are LSE/Warwick really seen as considerably superior to Nottingham? I'm not sure.

I agree, it is only relevant to IB, not just IB, but a few other related fields also. I'm hoping to enter finance, possibly IB, so Warwick would give me a guaranteed shot at a job at the end of my degree/masters. Yeah you're right on the Durham point, sorry my fault.

Warwick is considerably only for Maths (by miles) as is LSE, althoug Notts is not too far behind for Economics at all. Nottingham has one of the best economic departments in the country. Warwick isn't great for Law but LSE would give you an egde, one of my best friends did a two week work experience at Pincent Masons where he learnt about their firm and also increased his knowledge of the Magic Circle, the top law firms who recruit selectively, give you an advantage coming from LSE/Oxbridge. Glad to hear you won't be firming Nottingham if your plan is to go into Law.

Firmed for Law.

I totally disagree with this. I have been working with Pinsent Masons since September on a Gap Year Scheme and they have graduates from all Universities. Yes there are Oxbridge/LSE graduates, but there are also lots of graduates from Sheffield, Liverpool, Nottingham, Leeds, Newcastle etc. etc.

Pincent Masons isn't Magic Circle.

No but they are the 12th largest law firm in the UK, top 75 worldwide with offices in Dubai, Singapore and China. Just saying...

Fair enough, bare in mind only the top 4 in the UK are Magic Circle anyway. And your argument isn't really valid at all as I was only referring to Magic Circle firms. A good friend on mine did work exp at Pinsent Masons also, he said it was fantastic and they do take other university students, from alot of them, such as Nottingham.

Well usually the top 5 (Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Slaughter & May) are informally described as the Magic Circle firms, but who am I to argue with such an obvious expert!

Fair enough, bare in mind only the top 4 in the UK are Magic Circle anyway. And your argument isn't really valid at all as I was only referring to Magic Circle firms. A good friend on mine did work exp at Pinsent Masons also, he said it was fantastic and they do take other university students, from alot of them, such as Nottingham.

Its actually five mate, but I think we've cleared this up already. Nottingham is excellent for Law, and will set you nicely, and is only behind Oxbridge/LSE and UCL in terms of being on the radar of Magic circle firms.