Which online test each firm sets, and when applications close
Test rules and deadlines taken from each firm’s own pages. Every value links to its source and shows when it was checked. A gap says why: “Not found on the firm’s pages”, “Couldn’t be checked” when we couldn’t read or verify the page, or “No online test described”.
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35 firms, sorted by the next closing date.
| Firm | Test | When it’s set | Time to finish | Reapplying | 2026-27 deadlines |
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| Pinsent Masons | Online blended assessment: situational judgement and video questionsSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Part of the application, completed before the closing dateSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | One application per recruitment cycle (usually September to August)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| A&O Shearman | Online experience: verbal and numerical reasoning, plus two short video questionsSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Finished by the application deadlineSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | One application per recruitment cycleSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Trowers & Hamlins | Online strengths-based assessment (provider not named)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Step 2, sent automatically once the application form is submittedSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Can reapply when the next recruitment cycle opens (October each year)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 |
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| Freshfields | Freshfields Online AssessmentSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After you apply, in two stagesSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | One application per academic year, to a vacation scheme or the training contractSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Slaughter and May | No online test described | No online test described | No online test described | A repeat training contract application is unlikely to succeed without a significant changeSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Clifford Chance | Watson GlaserSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After the Immersive Online AssessmentSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | 4 daysSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Davis Polk | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages |
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| Kennedys | Couldn’t be checked | Couldn’t be checked | Couldn’t be checked | Couldn’t be checked |
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| HSF Kramer | Online assessment (not named)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After the online applicationSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | 7 daysSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Miss the online test benchmark and you wait until the next academic year to reapplySource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Irwin Mitchell | CappFinity online strengths-based assessmentSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Stage 1, with registrationSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | Online assessment: scenario-based, numerical and verbal questionsSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After the application form passes the eligibility checkSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Advised to wait until the next academic year before reapplyingSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Linklaters | Linklaters Online AssessmentSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After the application formSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | 5 daysSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Latham & Watkins | Online test: a pro bono case study (no psychometric testing)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Part of the vacation scheme application, skipped if you attended an open day that academic yearSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | You may reapply after an unsuccessful application in an earlier cycleSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Hogan Lovells | Online assessments (support via Cappfinity)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After you apply, often before the deadlineSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | One application per recruitment cycle (1 September to 31 August)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Ashurst Perkins Coie | Online assessment of critical reasoning and behavioural strengthsSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After the application closing dateSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | 7 daysSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Bird & Bird | Capptivate AssessmentSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Stage 2, after the online application formSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Milbank | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not again in the same application periodSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 |
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| Kirkland & Ellis | No online test described | No online test described | No online test described | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Reed Smith | Online assessment: situational judgement, verbal and numerical reasoning (provider not named)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After the online application formSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Typically no reapplying after an unsuccessful assessment centre or vacation schemeSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Baker McKenzie | Online cognitive reasoning and situational judgement testSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After the application formSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Addleshaw Goddard | Critical thinking test (provider not named)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Sent after the online registration form is submittedSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Watson Farley & Williams | No online test described | No online test described | No online test described | No new application if you reached the assessment centre in an earlier yearSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | |
| Gibson Dunn | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages |
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| Withers | Cappfinity strengths-based assessment: situational judgement, critical thinking and numerical reasoningSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | After the online application formSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | 7 daysSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | One application a year, to the vacation scheme or the training contractSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | |
| Osborne Clarke | Watson GlaserSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | At the in-person assessment centreSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Travers Smith | No online test (no psychometric tests)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | No online test described | No online test described | Can reapply if rejected at application stage; not if unsuccessful after an interview or vacation schemeSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Strengths-based online test: situational judgement, critical reasoning and verbal reasoningSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | After the online application formSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | An unsuccessful vacation scheme application rules out the training contract that year; you can reapply the next seasonSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 |
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| CMS | Critical thinking test: a short online test of analytical and problem-solving skillsSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Previous applicants may reapplySource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages |
| Cooley | Watson GlaserSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Stage twoSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages |
| DLA Piper | Online assessment (not named)Source, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After your application is reviewed and eligibility confirmedSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Reapply in the next recruitment seasonSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | |
| DWF | Gamified assessment of cognitive and behavioural attributesSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Stage 2Source, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not again in the same recruitment cycle (September to August)Source, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages |
| Macfarlanes | Online situational judgement and critical reasoning scenariosSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Stage 1, with the application formSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | 7 daysSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | |
| Mishcon de Reya | Situational judgement test: scenario-based, numerical and verbal questionsSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Unsuccessful at the case study or vacation scheme: you may apply again the following yearSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Bespoke psychometric assessmentSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | After your application is reviewedSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Unsuccessful after an assessment day: wait 12 months from the original applicationSource, checked 30 Oct 2026 | Couldn’t be checked |
| Simmons & Simmons | Blended online assessment: situational judgement, applied intellect and video questionsSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | A stage of its own, with the video interviewSource, checked 31 Oct 2026 | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages | Not found on the firm’s pages |
Collected from firms’ own pages, last checked 30 Oct 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.