Work skills test · Solicitor's letters
Measure typing speed and accuracy on solicitor's letters and marked-up drafts
Candidates copy a clean solicitor's letter and type a marked-up draft as amended, with 5 minutes for each. The report gives net typing speed and accuracy with score bands, and compares accuracy with the 98% keyboarding standard.
See what candidates see
Two solicitor's letters, 5 minutes each: a clean copy and a marked-up draft. Measures typing speed and accuracy.
Every candidate gets clear instructions and examples before the test starts. To try the full test yourself, ask us for a free trial.
What the Legal Copy Typing Test measures
The Legal Copy Typing Test measures the speed and accuracy of copy typing legal correspondence, including following amendments on a marked-up draft. Accuracy is reported against the recognised keyboarding standard of 98%.
Typing speed
Net words per minute across two real-length legal letters.
Accuracy
Word-by-word accuracy, including the details that matter most in legal work: names, dates, sums and references.
Following amendments
Typing a marked-up draft as amended, leaving out struck words and adding inserted ones.
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Reports
The report gives net typing speed and accuracy, each with its score band (Very Low to Very High), and compares accuracy with the 98% keyboarding standard. It shows scores and counts only: the letters and the candidate's typing are never shown. It comes in two versions: an Assessor Report with interview questions, and a Candidate Report with no scores and practical development advice.
Who it’s for
The test is designed for legal support roles and pairs well with our Spelling, Grammar and Proofreading Test. Typical roles.
Legal secretaries and assistants
Assess copy typing and following amendments on realistic legal correspondence.
Secure testing
Copying and pasting are blocked, and parallel versions are picked at random.
Pair with proofreading
Combine with the Spelling, Grammar and Proofreading Test for a fuller picture.
How it works
- 1
Invite
Send candidates their link. They can take the test wherever suits them.
- 2
Practise, then take the test
Candidates read the instructions and try the format before the test starts.
- 3
Get the results
Results are ready as soon as the candidate finishes, so you can act straight away.
At a glance
- Two documents, 5 minutes each
- Document 1: a clean solicitor's letter to copy (186 words)
- Document 2: a marked-up draft to type as amended (160 words)
- Typed into a box beneath the document; copying and pasting are blocked
- Many parallel versions, picked at random
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Check the details
Take extra care with figures, references and capital letters.
Read the amendments carefully
Leave out every struck word and add every inserted one.
Warm up
Type for a few minutes before you start so you're working at your normal pace.
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