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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

Does anyone know anything about the Withers Legal Proofreading Assessment? Is it recorded because I look a mess 😭
Yes it is recorded and it is 15 mins. Personally, I lost 2 minutes in just navigating through the actual question, as their user interface was quite complicated for me and i had trouble in identifying the actual question.
 
Yes it is recorded and it is 15 mins. Personally, I lost 2 minutes in just navigating through the actual question, as their user interface was quite complicated for me and i had trouble in identifying the actual question.
Oh no, good to know it's recorded. I'll make sure I look somewhat presentable then!

That's really helpful about the UI being tricky though, I'll keep that in mind so I don't waste time just figuring out where everything is. 15 minutes is tight as it is!
 
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Hi @Abbie Whitlock , I have an upcoming second stage AC with a US firm & it will consist of a partner interview & an ‘AI-assisted assessment’ which should take 2 hrs altogether in person.

I was just wondering if you and anyone else kindly had any tips on how I should best prep and approach this since this would be the first time I’m doing this type of assessment! :)
 
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Those are great results! How have you been practising for SJTs?
I did almost all the SJT and practice practice tests available on firm and free websites, like that of Links, CC, etc. One thing that's helped me is to always have a note of what the firm is looking for in front of you during the test, so you can answer after looking at those, so whenever I answered I evaluated it against the criteria they provided. MB helped since it's untimed but I think once you get familiar, it becomes easier to do it even under time pressure. I did mess up the VIs though so I guess you take what you can get.
 
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9/9 for grit and digital mindset, 7/9 for applied intellect and creative force for Mayer Brown. Good to know the SJT practices have been paying off, but I hate the math stuff so much!
wow amazing job!! do you have any tips for improving scores? i just did mine and I got 4/7/6/7

on a side note: does anyone know how to improve for the math stuff? granted, i've only ever done 2 amberjack assessments so far, but every time I've only received an average score for numerical reasoning 😭. it seems like i'm doing the right process and getting the right answer, so I'm not sure what they're looking for.
 

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