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17 December 2025
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Join Isabel Elsey, Legal Recruitment Manager at BCLP, for a live Q&A session. Get details on secondments, innovation, growth areas, and everything else you’ve wanted to ask about life at BCLP!
Yeah you’re right, but I think 3 below averages may cost me, despite the 2 averages. I also got attention to detail, social adaptability as my strengths, alongside worth ethic…
Wow, those are really strong results. I received 2 averages and 3 below averages… but I did complete it in under 45 minutes. I heard some people spent 2 hours + on it, at the start it said your score would be based on “speed and accuracy” that’s why I had to be quick… but I clearly wasn’t...
Funnily enough, I failed the HSF test for their mentoring scheme towards the end of August, but passed this time. I watched a few YouTube videos on Watson glasers in general, did a practice on graduates first which was way harder than the real thing, also practiced Clifford Chance's version...
Wow, congrats, I received an email from Reed Smith saying that my application is still under review and that they will be in contact with me closer to the application deadline on December 17th.
I just met the benchmark for their test for the spring VS, I would say be extremely quick and accurate. Ideally, you need to complete all 40-50 questions in around 25-30 mins
Hey YB, congrats on reaching the AC. I just met the benchmark for their spring vacation scheme online test and was wondering how long they took to get back to you for your summer application about attending an AC?
Just met the benchmark for the HSF test, I really hope they invite me to the AC. Anyone know how long HSF take to review spring apps post online tests?
I applied for the spring VS with HSF and just completed the test. How long does it take for them to let you know whether you met the bench mark? I am super worried that I went over time by 1-2 mins. However, my report looks positive and I think I did well on the verbal reasoning, not sure on the...
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