Eversheds Sutherland tests everyone's critical thinking after applications close
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Eversheds Sutherland runs its UK vacation scheme and training contract recruitment in stages. Everyone who applies sits an online Critical Thinking Test after the application window shuts, and the firm reads applications with the REALrating contextual system. Shortlisted candidates then record a short video interview before an onsite assessment day.
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Eversheds Sutherland says every UK vacation scheme and training contract candidate takes an online Critical Thinking Test once applications close. Our reasoning test trains the reading discipline such tests reward: deciding whether a statement follows from the evidence given, and nothing else.
Eversheds Sutherland does not name the test provider, the number of questions, the time limit or the pass mark on the pages we read. Our test is not its test and uses a different, SHL-style format. Treat it as practice for the skill, not a preview of the paper.
It is a Reasoning-style test: 50 original questions in 45 minutes. Check the test name in your invitation email before you decide how to prepare.
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Eversheds Sutherland: the assessment at a glance
| Application | Online form covering qualifications, languages and work experience |
| Context | Applications reviewed with the REALrating contextual recruitment system |
| Online test | Critical Thinking Test, taken by all candidates once applications close |
| Video | A short recorded interview with situational questions, about 10 minutes |
| Final stage | An onsite assessment day |
| Vacation schemes 2027 | Listed as closing on 25 April 2027 |
| Applications | One per academic year |
| Apprenticeship deadline | 11:59pm on 25 January 2027 |
The Eversheds Sutherland stages, and who says so
Every stage is marked by its source. Stated means the employer says it on its own pages. Candidates report means we found it only in candidate accounts and prep guides.
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Online application form
Stated by Eversheds Sutherland
Qualifications, languages and work experience, read alongside REALrating contextual data - 02
Critical Thinking Test
Stated by Eversheds Sutherland
An online critical thinking test, sent to all candidates after applications closeEversheds Sutherland does not name the provider or the format on the pages we read. - 03
Video interview
About 10 minutesCandidates report
Recorded answers to situational questionsWe saw this stage in a summary of the UK recruitment page but could confirm it only on the Asia pages, so treat it as likely rather than certain. - 04
Onsite assessment day
Stated by Eversheds Sutherland
The final stage, held in the office
A test that waits for the window to shut
Many firms send a test link within days of an application. Eversheds Sutherland says all candidates take its online Critical Thinking Test once applications close. That gives you a preparation window most applicants waste: the weeks between submitting the form and the test arriving.
Use them. Two short sessions a week on critical reasoning items between your submission and the deadline will put you ahead of candidates who start the day the link lands. Our verbal reasoning questions are a free place to begin.
REALrating reads your grades in context
Eversheds Sutherland says it uses REALrating, a contextual recruitment system, when it reviews applications. Contextual systems weigh grades against the school and circumstances they were earned in, so a strong result from a school with low average attainment can count for more.
Fill in every contextual question fully and accurately. Leaving fields blank does not make you look stronger; it only removes information that could work in your favour.
Training critical thinking in short sessions
Critical thinking tests generally present short arguments and ask whether conclusions follow, what is assumed, or how strong a case is. The common error is importing knowledge. A conclusion can be true in the world and still not follow from the passage.
Practise in 15-minute blocks. After each block, rewrite one missed item in your own words, stating the precise sentence that should have decided it. The verbal and critical reasoning guide compares how other firms set these tests.
Ten minutes on camera
The video stage described for the training contract is short, about 10 minutes, with situational questions. Situational questions ask what you would do in a workplace scenario, so the answer is a sequence of actions and the reason for each, not a story about yourself.
In Ireland the firm notes that the video is not live and that you cannot pause or re-record answers. The UK format may differ, but assume one take and rehearse accordingly. Speak to the camera, not the screen.
One application each academic year
Eversheds Sutherland allows one application per academic year, and a strong vacation scheme can lead to a training contract offer. The UK page lists 25 April 2027 as the closing date for the 2027 vacation schemes, but the text is brief, so confirm the date when you apply.
The solicitor apprenticeship runs a different process: an application, a strengths-based video interview, then a selection day with an interview and a role-play. Its 2027 deadline is 11:59pm on 25 January 2027.
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Tips for the Eversheds Sutherland assessment
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Start practising when you submit
The test arrives after the window closes, so use the gap. - 02
Complete the contextual questions
REALrating can only credit what you tell it. - 03
Answer from the passage alone
True in the world is not the same as follows from the text. - 04
Assume one take on video
The Irish process allows no pauses or re-recording. - 05
Choose your one application
The firm allows one per academic year.
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Sources
- Eversheds Sutherland, Recruitment process for legal graduates (UK)
- Eversheds Sutherland, Applications for students and graduates (UK)
- Eversheds Sutherland, Legal training schemes for graduates (UK)
- Eversheds Sutherland, Apprenticeships for solicitors (UK)
- Eversheds Sutherland, Recruitment process for legal graduates (Ireland)
Checked November 2026, through search summaries of Eversheds Sutherland's own pages. We did not read them in full. The firm does not name its test provider, question count, time limit or pass mark in what we read, and we could not confirm the UK video interview stage directly.
Guides that cover Eversheds Sutherland
- Verbal and critical reasoningVerbal and Critical Reasoning at Employers: Stated Details
- Situational judgementSituational Judgement Tests at Employers: What Each Says
- Video interviewsRecorded Video Interviews at Employers: Formats and Rules
- Assessment centresGraduate Assessment Centres Compared: Stated Formats
- Law firmsLaw Firm Online Assessments: Watson Glaser and Beyond
- AI and automationAI in Graduate Assessments: What Employers Say You May and May Not Do
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