In terms of prestige and reputation for Law, Reading or Surrey?

I know that uni reputation matters a lot for law unfortunately, so I was wondering which of these uni’s would be better? I think for the Law course they have similar rankings, however in general uni ranks Surrey is around 14th whereas Reading is 35th. Would this mean that Surrey would be seen as more prestigious in law, therefore I would have a higher chance of getting into a very successful law firm? I understand that neither of them are Russel group, but that doesn’t really bother me. Any help is very appreciated, many thanks!

I know that uni reputation matters a lot for law unfortunately, so I was wondering which of these uni’s would be better? I think for the Law course they have similar rankings, however in general uni ranks Surrey is around 14th whereas Reading is 35th. Would this mean that Surrey would be seen as more prestigious in law, therefore I would have a higher chance of getting into a very successful law firm? I understand that neither of them are Russel group, but that doesn’t really bother me. Any help is very appreciated, many thanks!

The league table rankings you mention (14th and 35th) are a crude measure of how good a university is, overall, based upon whatever metrics the compiler of the table has opted to use. They will often use metrics which are easy to source and compare, for obvious reasons.
Nebulous qualities like "reputation" and "prestige" are not easy to measure. As a result, league table rankings are not a proxy for a measure of "reputation" or "prestige".
Neither Reading nor Surrey have a particular reputation for Law, that I'm aware of. So there is little point trying to pick between the two on that basis.
However, if you put a gun to my head, I'd say that Surrey slightly edges it.

Don’t rankings matter a lot though when it comes to how prestigious a university is? I just think that in order to be successful in law I should try and get every advantage I can get, so I might as well try and get into Surrey since it’s fairly higher ranked

Let me put it to you this way: if you walked into a dozen law firms and ask them which university was ranked higher between Reading and Surrey, I suspect most of them wouldn't have a clue.
It would seem to me that Surrey is a better uni than Reading for Law, and it therefore makes sense to try to gain entry to Surrey. However, as neither of these universities could be described as being "prestigious", you'd be choosing the better university - not the most prestigious university.

True but Surrey does offer a placement year which Reading doesn’t, which would probably be very beneficial

True but Surrey does offer a placement year which Reading doesn’t, which would probably be very beneficial

Don’t rankings matter a lot though when it comes to how prestigious a university is? I just think that in order to be successful in law I should try and get every advantage I can get, so I might as well try and get into Surrey since it’s fairly higher ranked

Don’t rankings matter a lot though when it comes to how prestigious a university is? I just think that in order to be successful in law I should try and get every advantage I can get, so I might as well try and get into Surrey since it’s fairly higher ranked

Rankings do not matter. I doubt that any law firm or barristers' chambers pays much attention to them. My chambers pays the rankings no heed. The rankings are compiled using various crude measurements, some of which are just number crunches, and some of which are subjective. This forum tends to obsess about rankings, but they really aren't scientific or particularly meaningful.
In very broad terms, UK universities might perhaps be seen as falling into four or maybe five tiers, such as -

But even that is a simplification. For example Oxford Brookes, a new university, is well thought of in a number of fields, and some would rank, say, Durham above, say, UCL and LSE for law, while others wouldn't. Tiers 2 and 3 above could perhaps be merged into one tier.
There is a self-perpetuating process by which some universities attract the most academically successful and promising students and get to pick and choose from those students. Those universities may also have the resources to attract distinguished academic staff, although good academics are found in many universities.
All this results in graduates of those universities being competitive when applying for jobs that require high academic standards, such as jobs in commercial law. Those graduates are hired not because they went to university X or Y but because of their individual qualities. They tend to be people who have done well in all or most levels of the UK education system.
Some law firms and barristers' chambers assess candidates university-blind. They don't do a sift on the basis of "let's reject everyone who did not go to a university ranked in the top ten of some arbitrary list".
As between Reading and Surrey, choose the one you like best and do not worry about perceived prestige. Good luck!

I know that uni reputation matters a lot for law unfortunately, so I was wondering which of these uni’s would be better? I think for the Law course they have similar rankings, however in general uni ranks Surrey is around 14th whereas Reading is 35th. Would this mean that Surrey would be seen as more prestigious in law, therefore I would have a higher chance of getting into a very successful law firm? I understand that neither of them are Russel group, but that doesn’t really bother me. Any help is very appreciated, many thanks!

Thanks alot for the reply, it’s very helpful!Surrey does offer a placement year that Reading uni doesn’t tho, do you think that’ll help me be more employable and likely secure a TC or does it not really matter?

I know that uni reputation matters a lot for law unfortunately, so I was wondering which of these uni’s would be better? I think for the Law course they have similar rankings, however in general uni ranks Surrey is around 14th whereas Reading is 35th. Would this mean that Surrey would be seen as more prestigious in law, therefore I would have a higher chance of getting into a very successful law firm? I understand that neither of them are Russel group, but that doesn’t really bother me. Any help is very appreciated, many thanks!