Are these the only Universities worth going to for law?

A lot of law graduates don't end up working at top firms. Plenty will even end up in careers not directly related to law.

Yes, top law firms are interested in the university you went to. They'll generally want you to have gone somewhere old and prestigious, and some will even like you to have done a different degree and a law conversion later on.

However, there are plenty of options for people who haven't studied at the most prestigious universities. Not everyone who studies law might want to work at a top firm. Some may prefer to work for a smaller solicitors, or work in a capacity where law knowledge is useful such as HR, or maybe teach, or even go in a totally different direction entirely.

I'm going to speculate that Imperial isn't on the list because it mostly focuses on STEM subjects, and transfers from these subjects to law at postgrad level are rarer than from the humanities.

Also, don't forget that you do have to live at and study at your chosen university for 3 (or more) years. Don't pick somewhere you aren't keen on purely because of the graduate prospects. If you're miserable, then you won't get the best grades, which are also important.

While this is true it doesn't justify its omission. It's one of the UK's best and most competitive universities and provides some of the best students of STEM subjects which are often useful in law - e.g. chemical engineering in pharmaceuticals - an expert edge that humanities grads couldn't hope to imitate.

You haven't even started university, but I don't need to be a solicitor to understand that the start of a glittering legal career does not consist of giving a QC a handjob. Your education is supremely important...speaking as someone whose parents are both barristers let me tell you from experience that it means absolutely nothing. The most you'll get out of even the closest of connections in this industry is a day or two informally shadowing a barrister so that you can see what it's like for yourself.

My sister is a solicitor lmao. Your education just isn't as important as having connections.


Doesn't matter if you graduated top of your class. The only important thing is having the name of a decent law firm on your CV. And the easiest way to get into one is having friends in HR etc.

My sister is a solicitor lmao. Your education just isn't as important as having connections.


Doesn't matter if you graduated top of your class. The only important thing is having the name of a decent law firm on your CV. And the easiest way to get into one is having friends in HR etc.

I see that you are beginning 3D games art at Hertfordshire university in September...and I'm tempted to offer the suggestion that you should defer to people like Turbocretin and InnerTemple who have spent years learning about law both academically and professionally - not one such well-informed individual will say anything noticeably different from what's already been said. Connections in law, while useful for personal understanding, mean nothing towards your career whatsoever. Your sister supposedly being a solicitor does nothing to invalidate any of this unless you're going to have us believe that after a few dinner parties her law degree from Edge hill was no longer a barrier to TC at Slaughter & May.

they should have been studying law in the US anyway if they want a job in a US law firm. Seeing as in the UK they'l be learning British law lol.

Connections = easy mode. Only thing that matters rofl.

you only need a friend in a decent law firm to get you a job. Then after that it's just easy to get a job anywhere.

your grades and uni just don't matter in comparison to that. Experience is more important.

well you're wrong on that one.

My sister has worked in a few different international firms so has studied law both academically and professionally and she'd disagree. She was working on that hostile take over of that Scottish company that was quite big in the news a few months ago. I'm just repeating what she's always said lel. + the reality of what actually happened with most of the people she knows.

well you're wrong on that one.

My sister has worked in a few different international firms so has studied law both academically and professionally and she'd disagree. She was working on that hostile take over of that Scottish company that was quite big in the news a few months ago. I'm just repeating what she's always said lel. + the reality of what actually happened with most of the people she knows.

It depends entirely on what you want from your law degree, but if what you want is a TC/P at a good firm/chambers which will open doors for the future then it seems so; for that this list could even do with a trim depending on your ambitions.

Out of interest, what universities would you cut from that list?

Rubbish.

It is fairly easy to get decent work experience placements. The Inns of Court arranges all sorts for those wanting to go to the bar. I had no legal connections and was easily able to get a large number of big names onto my CV.

Recruitment processes really do mean that having connections is of limited value. I think it would be highly unlikley for someone to get a job just because they know someone at the firm/chambers.

I see that you are beginning 3D games art at Hertfordshire university in September...and I'm tempted to offer the suggestion that you should defer to people like Turbocretin and InnerTemple who have spent years learning about law both academically and professionally - not one such well-informed individual will say anything noticeably different from what's already been said. Connections in law, while useful for personal understanding, mean nothing towards your career whatsoever. Your sister supposedly being a solicitor does nothing to invalidate any of this unless you're going to have us believe that after a few dinner parties her law degree from Edge hill was no longer a barrier to TC at Slaughter & May.

While this is true it doesn't justify its omission. It's one of the UK's best and most competitive universities and provides some of the best students of STEM subjects which are often useful in law - e.g. chemical engineering in pharmaceuticals - an expert edge that humanities grads couldn't hope to imitate.

That depends on what sort of firms/chambers you want to apply to.

they should have been studying law in the US anyway if they want a job in a US law firm. Seeing as in the UK they'l be learning British law lol.