Warwick or HKU?

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I've posted this question once on another website forum already. However, the forum I posted on consists mainly of UK students - so I thought I'd post here to get a more 'international' opinion.</p>

<p>Basically, I've received an offer to study Law (LLB) at Warwick University in England but have also received an offer for interview at the University of Hong Kong (in July). If all goes well at the interview (fingers crossed!), I may have to make the hardest decision of my life thus far: whether to attend the University of Hong Kong or the University of Warwick.</p>

<p>I just need some help/opinions on which university would give me the best prospects for future employment/help me attain a great job sometime in the future e.g. which University would you say was most respected by employers? Which would look better on my CV?</p>

<p>Thanks alot for any help/advice offered.</p>

<p>(Ps. A little background info: I'm British. Live in England. Warwick University would certainly, therefore, be the easiest to settle into. However, for the moment, I'm just concerned about which University would be most attractive to future employers.
In terms of career ambitions: I'm not particularly adament to remain in/move back to England. I aspire to work in an international company, which would allow me to travel. I'm also not particularly seeking to become a lawyer either - I have chosen to do Law because I'm interested in the subject academically and I am aware that a knowledge of the Law is both vital and attractive to all businesses.)</p>

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<p>yes yes i go to warwick and its really up to you but Warwick degree will allow you to travel around Europe, HK, Singapore and Commonwealth countries with ease. and recently I do economics and we just beat out LSE and UCL and nearly with in range of Cambridge and Oxford in recent Economic rankings for Guardian. and for law i think warwick is 6th so its up there and did very well for it self with only 40 years of time. So even thought im kinda of being bias since i attend warwick go to warwick</p>

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<p>If you want to work in Asia, definitely University of Hong Kong. It is regarded as one of the best law schools in Asia and would open many doors for you there.</p>

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<p>UHK even if just for the international exposure. I think it is a very important part of our learning experience which will come in handy later on in your career.</p>

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<p>you should probably attend warwick and do study abroad in hong kong, if that's possible. in general, western degrees are still way more valued in asia (and basically anywhere else in the world) than asian degrees. granted, HKU is respectable though. </p>

<p>a large number of people (expats and locals) in the big law firms in HK studied law in the UK. btw both places use common law.</p>