hey everyone, is hogan lovells first assessment with a VI? I'm not sure if it the first or second stage, they named it the 'Online Immersive Assessment'
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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Congrats, that’s a really strong position to be in.
For transparency, I passed Weil's assessments, so I’ll share what I found actually mattered at each stage.
The SJT is much more about judgment and commercial common sense than legal knowledge. What helped me was constantly asking:
What’s the most sensible outcome for the client?
What protects the firm’s reputation and manages risk?
What would a good junior actually do in this situation?
Avoid extreme answers. Weil doesn’t want someone who escalates everything, but they also don’t want you acting independently when it’s inappropriate. The strongest answers usually involve prioritising, communicating clearly, and taking responsibility while knowing when to loop someone in.
The VI was intense but fair. A huge focus was on:
Why Weil - not just “US firm” or “high-quality work”, but why this platform, this culture, and this type of responsibility appeals to you
Commercial thinking - they cared much more about how I reasoned through issues than whether I landed on a “perfect” answer
Self-awareness - they were genuinely interested in whether I understood the pace and pressure and had actively chosen it
One thing I think helped was being honest about the intensity of Weil and framing it as something I’m drawn to, rather than trying to downplay it or pretend it’s for everyone.
Happy to answer specific questions if you have them, and best of luck.
Just received an ES video interview invite! Is this automatic or selective? Good luck to everyone else!❤️
Omg yay!! This is the first time I’ve progressed to this stage of an application! Super happy🥺❤️
Just to add, I was really convinced I would get a PFO after completing the WG. Very pleasantly surprised!
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nahh😭🙏i did finally hear back and completed their job sim a few weeks ago. probs gna ghost me til the new yr at this point💔
u got this tho queen !!
Congrats on the AC! Honestly getting to AC seems to be the hard part so don't mind the rejections!
They’re non rolling so I don’t think it matters too much but I applied on the 26th of November !
Slowly freaking out over eversheds...
Could you share your SJT scores across each of the four pillars and the verbal numerical sections of the test too? By passing, does it mean you got an AC invite from Weil, or that they emailed you to tell you you’d passed it? I’ve got my TI tomorrow so hoping I don’t flop it. 🙃
Wishing you good luck!! I’m not sure when people started receiving invites, but I just received mine 20 minutes ago so I assume they are trickling them out
Not a weird question at all and I promise you’re not the first (or last) person to panic about this.
Short answer is no, grad rec is not sitting there watching your facial expressions while you do the SJT.
The SJT and other non-VI questions are assessed based on your answers, not how you looked while selecting them. Even if your camera happened to be on in the background, recruiters aren’t replaying that footage or judging reactions, there would be absolutely no value in that for them.
I remember asking this question to grad rec and this is what they told me.
I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking what office for CMS?
Haha for real tho, congrats on the AC that’s the important thing you should focus on, it only takes one yes!
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