Pro bono publico is an important strand of many lawyers’ output.

That is why our student society based at BPP is distributing for free this book containing 150 worked examples of psychometric test questions. These questions test verbal reasoning using short passages, and require respondents to decide whether given statements are true or false, or they simply cannot say from the information given. These worked examples are all totally original, and the intellectual property of ‘Legal Recruit’.

These questions are carefully designed to test common competences in verbal reasoning questions. The passages are across a broad range of subjects, ranging from biology to transport. The passages are all of roughly the same length (120 – 140 words).

We should like to stress, as usual, that this product is produced by students at BPP, but otherwise nothing to do with BPP. It is certainly not provided in any capacity by BPP, and students should use the material supplied entirely voluntarily. We have nothing to do with the official Careers Service of any of the teaching sites of BPP Law School. This document (below) is not endorsed by anyone at BPP.

We do not have any test providers in mind when we provide these worked examples, as we hope that the skills you develop in answering them can be transferred to whatever test you do for real. However, it’s advisable to phone up the graduate recruitment team (or email them), to enquire about where (if anywhere) a similar test appears in their application process for a training contract. It could be required at roughly the time of submission of the online application form, or could feature during the ‘assessment day’ (if relevant).

Terms and conditions Please do not distribute this material without permission or acknowledgement, and any sale of this material for commercial gain is strictly prohibited. You may tweet me on @legalaware if you wish to use this material in a specific context, but otherwise the worked examples are provided for personal use. I would be especially interested if you disagree with any of the answers, and I’ll happily consider your argument (and amend the manuscript if necessary.)

Scenarios are based on real news stories which are freely available at the time of writing, but any misrepresentation or similar is completely unintentional. We should be happy to amend any material, if alerted accordingly.

Anyway, on a positive note, I hope that you enjoy using these resources in addition to your usual GDL, LPC, LLB(Hons) or LLM learning materials, and that you approach training contract applications for City firms with due confidence.

To download the free 87-page document containing brand new 150 worked examples, please click here. By clicking, you are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions provided above.

Enjoy!

Images of samples from this new book