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Hello! I would like to know what university they recommend in the United Kingdom, I have two daughters who are wanting to study law, I need sincere opinions of how the universades are there

Reply 1

Vyshto Andeddu

Original post by Hellen hertz

Hello! I would like to know what university they recommend in the United Kingdom, I have two daughters who are wanting to study law, I need sincere opinions of how the universades are there

Have you got a list of universities your daughters have interest in? Where are you from, as some universities offer scholarships to students from certain countries?

Reply 2

Stiffy Byng

How well are your daughters performing at school? Some UK universities are very competitive and require high academic standards of applicants. Others are less competitive. At the top end are universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, KCL, Bristol, Durham, and various others. In the middle there are universities such as (for example) RHUL, Reading, Leicester, Kent, Cardiff, and so on. Nobody would sensibly recommend studying law at one of the non-competitive universities. Avoid degree-mills such as ULaw.

I suggest that you don't pay much or any attention to the university league tables published by various organisations, as those tables are often based on subjective assessments or are quantitative assessments masquerading as qualitative assessments.

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Reply 3

Stiffy Byng

I add that most law students at universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland study the system called common law. The law in most continental-European and Central and South American countries is the system called civil law. Most law students at universities in Scotland study Scots law (a common law/civil law hybrid). Some universities in the UK offer courses which include elements of the law of a European country (France, Spain, Germany, whatever).

In most (but not all) cases, a law degree from a UK university is not a basis for that person to become a lawyer in a civil law country. It can be a basis for a person to practise the common law internationally.