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APPLICATION PROCESS

We look for a strong academic record. You’ll need excellent results from GCSE (or equivalent) onwards, and a good 2:1 or above (or equivalent). Commercial acumen is vital too. You’ll need to get to grips not only with the world of law, but with the business worlds our clients operate in. Rigorous attention to detail won’t faze you. Nor will the pressure of complex work, deadlines or putting in the extra hours to deliver the most professional job possible.

Another important consideration is that we review applications as they come in. We don’t wait until the application deadline to screen and interview candidates. We advise submitting your application early; however, make sure you get your application form right. 

We’ve put together some advice to help you prepare for each stage. 

How to apply

  1. Online application form
    • Think about experiences that you’ve had that others haven’t. What makes you different and how can you articulate that clearly, concisely, and convincingly.
    • Show us your commitment to commercial law, through open days, workshops, networking events, and internships. We want to see how you have researched a career in the legal sector.
    • Include experience that shows you understand business, time management and a willingness to get work done – even if it’s not connected to law.
    • Don’t just talk law. Tell us your interests, extra-curricular activities, and achievements.
    • Make sure you read the questions carefully and answer every part of them.
  2. Critical thinking test
    • Online critical thinking tests assess how well you can absorb and analyse information.
    • They measure your ability to evaluate arguments, deductions, inferences, and conclusions.
    • They’re good predictors of success in roles where you need to see things clearly from many angles and separate facts from assumptions.
    • To get a feel for the intellectual demands you’ll experience from day one, you can take our practice test. We use the Watson-Glaser critical thinking test.
    • Be sure to read the feedback you receive as it will help you with the formal assessments.
  3. Assessment day
    • You’ll be invited to attend an assessment day if you pass the application stage and critical thinking test.
    • The assessment day is a two-way process that allows you to find out about us, and for us to find out about you.
    • The assessment day consists of a welcome from a partner, lunch with trainees, situational interview with a senior associate and graduate recruiters and a technical interview with two Hogan Lovells partners and senior lawyers. 
    • We’ll assess your motivations, understanding and interest in commercial law and the business world through a technical interview, as well as your ability to respond to common situations that trainee solicitors deal with through our situational interview.

Application process

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Find out what to expect from our graduate application process. Hear from one of our trainee solicitors, and pick up some top tips from our senior graduate recruitment manager and graduate recruitment partner about how to prepare and bring out your best.

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