kathycakes, I read somewhere (on a different thread) that the 'employers' kind of subdivide the schools into different groups (in which there where four listed.) It was based on this matrix in which they 'recruited' candidates. I suppose the debate on that was, whether or not someone with a first from the second lot would be choosen before a 2:1 in the first lot, etc... But it gave a rough idea of the top '20 law' schools, accord. to employers. Anyways, Im in the middle of studying for an exam at the moment, but I'll try and find that post after for you to see. My final point (and wait for it.... lol, is that QM was nowhere on this list.)
Anyways.... Sorry if this post is completly illogical, but its 2am in the morning and I have been couped up in the library for the past 8hrs studying for an exam ;P
On a last note, I plan on living in the UK once I'm done, I figure if I do my degree there, it is rather pointless to try and become re-qualified in Canada. I reckon there is more opportunity in London anyways! I am actually leaving for the UK on the 7th of May, going up to work in Manchester for a bit before school beings in Sept.
Moosaman- if you want to get into international law, you should think of doing a masters degree in int'l relations. I did model UN in high school and uni, and see that alot of ppl who go work in the UN or any other NGO, usually has masters degrees in public policy/int'l law/conflict resolution/peacebuilding, etc. I would think that ultimately if you wanted to work in the NGO sector, having a 'specialism' in one area might be more useful then a law degree. I actually thought about this route as well, as I'm quite interested in the state of Africa at the moment. Ultimately however, I discovered that I am too selfish to take that route, which perhaps makes me more suited to law within a corporate envrionment. Don't ask me how I have come to this conclusion, I suspect we all know the difficulties in choosing pathways for the rest of our lives lol. I guess bottom line, I suspected that a career in law would be more stable then NGO/UN work, but I suppose its a personal perspective.
I must stop here, as I now realize that I keep this post keeps going in an effort to procrastinate from continued revision. Will chat soon, ttfn!! xx