The Student Room Group

Help choosing between Birmingham and Leeds!

Hi!! I have offers to study law and both Leeds and Birmingham but I’m not sure which one to choose.

I absolutely loved both campuses and the two universities themselves but my question comes from graduate prospects.

I’m hoping to move into commercial law at magic circle/American firms in my future, so was wondering if anyone knows which has better employability and career opportunities?

I know they’re on very similar levels ranking wise for law specifically and are both Russel Group but I know Birmingham ranks quite a bit higher overall!

Just wondered if anyone had any advice/opinions!!

Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

Original post
by JessicaHG1
Hi!! I have offers to study law and both Leeds and Birmingham but I’m not sure which one to choose.
I absolutely loved both campuses and the two universities themselves but my question comes from graduate prospects.
I’m hoping to move into commercial law at magic circle/American firms in my future, so was wondering if anyone knows which has better employability and career opportunities?
I know they’re on very similar levels ranking wise for law specifically and are both Russel Group but I know Birmingham ranks quite a bit higher overall!
Just wondered if anyone had any advice/opinions!!
Thanks :smile:

The unis are equally reputable, graduate prospects would also be similar. You can't be wrong giving up one for the other.

Choose the uni that better suits you, the modules, the city, your ties etc.

Reply 2

Original post
by JessicaHG1
Hi!! I have offers to study law and both Leeds and Birmingham but I’m not sure which one to choose.
I absolutely loved both campuses and the two universities themselves but my question comes from graduate prospects.
I’m hoping to move into commercial law at magic circle/American firms in my future, so was wondering if anyone knows which has better employability and career opportunities?
I know they’re on very similar levels ranking wise for law specifically and are both Russel Group but I know Birmingham ranks quite a bit higher overall!
Just wondered if anyone had any advice/opinions!!
Thanks :smile:

honestly leeds is a much nicer area and vibe to birmingham imo, so if the two courses are identical in terms of how good it is for law, i would go for leeds.

Quick Reply

How The Student Room is moderated

To keep The Student Room safe for everyone, we moderate posts that are added to the site.