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Applications for the vacation scheme are available from January onwards and can be accessed from the GLS website at http://www.gls.gov.uk/graduaterecruitment/ under the section marked ‘Vacation Placements’.

The recruitment process for the graduate scheme consists of the following stages, with screening and culling of candidates at each stage:

- Stage 1: Submission of online application forms by July-end;

- Stage 2: Online Situational Judgement Test (SJT) sent by email and to be completed within 7 days of receiving the test;

- Stage 3: Online Verbal Reasoning Test (VRT) sent by email and completed within seven days of receipt.

Stage 4: Invited candidates complete a written exercise pertaining to a legal situation; an interview based on competencies and candidate profiles; and a technical interview based on a public law topic provided beforehand. The first interview is conducted by a senior GSL lawyer and an external HR expert, while the technical interview is conducted by two senior GLS lawyers.

All recruitment-related queries can be clarified with the Recruitment Team at glstrainees@tmpw.co.ukor by telephone at 0845 300 0793. VPS-related queries can be emailed to glsvacation@tmpw.co.uk.