Cambridge Law Test (CLT); 2x interviews.
Discussion of pre-interview readings. Interview 1: a court decision; Interview 2: a fictional statute.
Reading books on the law, preparing for basic questions.
Don't stress, don't get intimidated by other candidates, and enjoy the interview!
Remember this advice isn't official. There is no guarantee it will reflect your experience because university applications can change between years. Check the official Cambridge and Oxford websites for more accurate information on this year's application format and the required tests.
Also, someone else's experience may not reflect your own. Most interviews are more like conversations than tests and like, any conversation, they are quite interactive.
Test taken: Cambridge Law Test (CLT)
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: 2 hours (approximately)
Length of interviews: 25 minutes
Online interview: No
My interviews both took place after I had had 20 minutes of reading time for each. One of the readings was about a court decision, and the other was a made-up statute.
In the first interview, we discussed what the judgement actually meant and then applied it to scenarios.
In the second interview, I was given various scenarios and asked to apply the fictional statutes to those scenarios.
No personal questions were asked. The interviewers were all very nice and I felt comfortable the entire time. It was more like an academic discussion than an interview. A few times the interviewers caught me on what I said (because I could maybe have articulated it better or had made an error), and they visibly liked when I was able to get back on track.
I looked on college websites and The Student Room for book recommendations to get a better understanding of the law so that I was more comfortable discussing it. I practised answering basic questions about why I wanted to study law, why Cambridge, etc.
The interview was nothing like I expected, so I think the most helpful part of my prep was giving me the confidence to speak concisely and with logic.
Attempted some of the essays and had my teacher look at them to see whether my arguments were coherent
Try not to stress during the interviews. Some
Get good sleep the night before (I didn’t and regretted it by the end of the interview process) and eat a hearty breakfast beforehand so you don’t get that horrible nervous feeling in your stomach. Also do not be intimidated by other candidates at the interviews. Some people just like to intimidate others because it makes them think they have a better chance - they do not.
Make the most of the interview experience. Most people who are interviewed don’t get in, and that’s okay, so enjoy it while it lasts and use it as a learning experience regardless of the outcome.