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<blockquote data-quote="veryindecisive" data-source="post: 82722" data-attributes="member: 14579"><p>I am currently choosing between training contract offers at Clifford Chance and Freshfields. I have found them to be similar in many ways and I am struggling to differentiate them. I would appreciate it if anyone has thoughts on this. Here is what I see as the similarities and differences between them:</p><p></p><p><strong>Similarities</strong>: (1) Salary; (2) Top-ranked in litigation; (3) Top-ranked in private equity</p><p></p><p><strong>Clifford Chance</strong>: (1) Good rankings in firm culture surveys; (2) Top-ranked in finance; (3) Possible marginally higher salary (as Freshfields allegedly doesn't pay bonuses to NQs?); (4) Strong in Corporate/M&A though not Band 1</p><p></p><p><strong>Freshfields</strong>: (1) Top-ranked in Corporate/M&A; (2) Top-ranked in international arbitration; (3) New York secondments and Silicon Valley office; (4) 8-seat secondments; (5) Historically paid marginally higher salary but not anymore</p><p></p><p>Obviously they have particular strengths in different practice areas. I know I am more interested in transactional work, but I am unable to distinguish between Corporate/M&A and Finance at this stage.</p><p></p><p>One of my medium-term goals is to move to a US firm (or even to the US). From this perspective, Freshfields' US expansion and NY secondments are attractive. However, the small chance of getting placed in a NY secondment does not seem to be a sufficient differentiating factor. On the other hand, many US firms focus on finance and private equity, which are traditional strengths of Clifford Chance. Furthermore, Clifford Chance seems more well-established in the US legal market.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="veryindecisive, post: 82722, member: 14579"] I am currently choosing between training contract offers at Clifford Chance and Freshfields. I have found them to be similar in many ways and I am struggling to differentiate them. I would appreciate it if anyone has thoughts on this. Here is what I see as the similarities and differences between them: [B]Similarities[/B]: (1) Salary; (2) Top-ranked in litigation; (3) Top-ranked in private equity [B]Clifford Chance[/B]: (1) Good rankings in firm culture surveys; (2) Top-ranked in finance; (3) Possible marginally higher salary (as Freshfields allegedly doesn't pay bonuses to NQs?); (4) Strong in Corporate/M&A though not Band 1 [B]Freshfields[/B]: (1) Top-ranked in Corporate/M&A; (2) Top-ranked in international arbitration; (3) New York secondments and Silicon Valley office; (4) 8-seat secondments; (5) Historically paid marginally higher salary but not anymore Obviously they have particular strengths in different practice areas. I know I am more interested in transactional work, but I am unable to distinguish between Corporate/M&A and Finance at this stage. One of my medium-term goals is to move to a US firm (or even to the US). From this perspective, Freshfields' US expansion and NY secondments are attractive. However, the small chance of getting placed in a NY secondment does not seem to be a sufficient differentiating factor. On the other hand, many US firms focus on finance and private equity, which are traditional strengths of Clifford Chance. Furthermore, Clifford Chance seems more well-established in the US legal market. [/QUOTE]
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