Hi everyone,
I noticed some of you asking: which firms don't have an online test, video interview, or written exercise, so I created this thread to log which firms have which tests.
At a glance
No online or psychometric test
No recorded video interview
No written exercise
Firm-by-firm breakdown
Last checked: 28 September 2026.
I update this daily. If you notice any errors or have any requests, please let me know!
I noticed some of you asking: which firms don't have an online test, video interview, or written exercise, so I created this thread to log which firms have which tests.
At a glance
No online or psychometric test
| Charles Russell Speechlys | Covington | Express Solicitors |
| Forsters | Goodwin | Jones Day |
| Lee & Thompson | Morrison Foerster | Morgan Lewis |
| Paul Hastings | Paul, Weiss | Penningtons Manches Cooper |
| Russell-Cooke | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Slaughter and May |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | Tees Law | Travers Smith |
| Wedlake Bell | Willkie |
No recorded video interview
| Addleshaw Goddard | Akin | Ashfords |
| Ashurst Perkins Coie | BCLP | Burges Salmon |
| Burness Paull | Capsticks | Cleary Gottlieb |
| Cooley | Covington | Dechert |
| DLA Piper | Faegre Drinker | Gibson Dunn |
| HFW | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Jones Day |
| Lee & Thompson | Linklaters | Marriott Harrison |
| Milbank | Morrison Foerster | Morgan Lewis |
| Orrick | Osborne Clarke | Paul Hastings |
| Paul, Weiss | RPC | Russell-Cooke |
| Skadden | Slaughter and May | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Tees Law | Travers Smith | Trowers & Hamlins |
| Walker Morris | Wedlake Bell | Winston Taylor |
| Withers |
No written exercise
| A&O Shearman | Baker McKenzie | Cooley |
| Covington | Express Solicitors | Jones Day |
| Mishcon de Reya | Morrison Foerster | Morgan Lewis |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Osborne Clarke | Reed Smith |
| Russell-Cooke | Sullivan & Cromwell | Tees Law |
| Walker Morris | Weil |
Firm-by-firm breakdown
| Firm | Online or psychometric test | Recorded video | Written exercise |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&O Shearman | Yes — Amberjack: situational judgement, verbal and numerical | Yes — two recorded responses | No |
| Addleshaw Goddard | Yes — critical thinking | No — recorded audio instead | Yes — proofreading |
| Akin | Yes — web-based assessment | No — telephone interview | Yes |
| Ashurst Perkins Coie | Yes — Cappfinity: situational judgement and critical reasoning | No | Yes |
| Baker McKenzie | Yes — online assessment | Yes | No |
| Burges Salmon | Yes — Emerging Talent Assessment | No | Yes |
| Burness Paull | Yes — Arctic Shores assessment | No — telephone interview | Yes — research note |
| Capsticks | Yes — situational judgement | No | Yes — written case-study report |
| Cooley | Yes — Watson Glaser | No | No |
| Covington | No | No | No |
| Dechert | Yes — critical reasoning | No | Yes |
| Eversheds Sutherland | Yes — critical thinking | Yes | Yes |
| Express Solicitors | No | Yes | No |
| Goodwin | No | Yes | Yes |
| Gibson Dunn | Yes — situational judgement, strengths, critical reasoning and proofreading | No — live interviews | Yes — proofreading |
| Gowling WLG | Yes — Arctic Shores assessment | Yes | Yes — email response |
| HFW | Yes — Watson Glaser | No | Yes — letter of advice |
| Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | Yes — Cappfinity: situational judgement, critical reasoning and proofreading | Yes — job simulation | Yes — job simulation |
| Jones Day | No | No — live online interview | No |
| Latham & Watkins | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linklaters | Yes | No | Yes |
| Macfarlanes | Yes — Cappfinity: situational judgement and critical reasoning | Yes — Stage 2 job simulation | Yes — Stage 2 job simulation and separate written exercise |
| Milbank | Yes — critical reasoning | No | Yes |
| Mills & Reeve | Yes — situational judgement, verbal and numerical | Yes | Yes |
| Mishcon de Reya | Yes — situational judgement | Yes | No |
| Morgan Lewis | No | No — telephone and partner interviews | No |
| Morrison Foerster | No | No — live interviews | No — presentation and case-study interview |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Yes — gamified assessment | Yes | No |
| Orrick | Yes — Watson Glaser | No | Yes |
| Osborne Clarke | Yes — verbal, deductive and critical reasoning | No — live interview | No |
| Reed Smith | Yes — Amberjack: situational judgement, verbal and numerical | Yes | No |
| Russell-Cooke | No | No | No |
| Skadden | Yes | No — live video interview | Yes |
| Slaughter and May | No | No — live online interview | Yes — short written exercise |
| Squire Patton Boggs | Yes — digital assessment | Yes | Yes |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | No | No | No |
| Tees Law | No | No | No |
| Travers Smith | No | No — live virtual interview | Yes |
| Trowers & Hamlins | Yes — strengths-based assessment | No | Yes |
| Walker Morris | Yes — numerical, deductive and inductive tests | No | No |
| Wedlake Bell | No | No — in-person interview | Yes |
| Weil | Yes — situational judgement, numerical and verbal reasoning | Yes | No |
| Willkie | No | Yes | Yes |
| Winston Taylor | Yes — online assessments | No | Yes |
| Withers | Yes — strengths, situational judgement, critical and numerical reasoning | No — live Teams interview | Yes — proofreading |
Last checked: 28 September 2026.
I update this daily. If you notice any errors or have any requests, please let me know!
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