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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TCLA Community Assistant" data-source="post: 36606" data-attributes="member: 2672">I guess I am fortunate to have worked at both firms, albeit some time ago and even longer ago. The firms are very similar in terms of prestige and future career opportunities - I really couldn't separate them out on that alone. Although I suspect it may depend on where you qualify into - each firm will have stronger departments/practice areas than the other, and also stronger connections to places outside of the UK (but both are very strong globally).From my perspective and opinion they are very different firms culturally though. I get that it will have been difficult to pick that up from virtual schemes. Its just my opinion, but Links are probably a bit more direct/driven, while Freshfields felt a lot more collaborative. Both firms are "cut-throat" but in slightly different ways.I'd also think about the training contract structure and opportunities within the training contract - that will be different too. If you have particular interests in different practice groups or sectors, then one firm will be stronger than the other in some instances. Getting seats or secondments in those areas will also vary between firms. If you are open to which practice areas you undertake in your TC, then consider things like how many seats you can do, whether there are any compulsory seats etc and weigh that up against your preferences.My advice would be to contact both firms and see if there is anyway you can visit the office ahead of you making the decision of which firm to accept (obviously if you are happy to visit). Explain you have two offers and that you would be keen to get more of a feeling for the day to day workings of the firm given you didn't get this from your virtual schemes. It may just be a case of shadowing a trainee for a few hours, but Freshfields used to offer this as a way to help people make the right decision post offer. Understand that might not be possible with Covid restrictions but as I understand it people are back in the offices for both firms, so it might be possible and there is no harm in asking.You may want to try and track down alumni on LinkedIn who have worked at both firms and get their opinion. Having had a quick search of my network there are some. I would search with the words "associate" and the two firm names and then filter by current employer and maybe try to find someone who has gone from Links to FBD and another person who has gone from FBD to Links.</blockquote>

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