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Counsel intends to publish an article about the Recorder Selection Exercise Qualifying Tests which have been used by the Judicial Appointments Commission since 2008. It is intended to include in the article anonymous case studies from participants. We are interested
in hearing from those who have sat these tests about their experiences and their general feedback as candidates. Any information given will
be treated as confidential; names and addresses will not be published.
Please contact the Editor, Jane Maynard. Email: jane. maynard@lexisnexis.co.uk
Counsel intends to publish an article about the Recorder Selection Exercise Qualifying Tests which have been used by the Judicial Appointments Commission since 2008. It is intended to include in the article anonymous case studies from participants. We are interested
in hearing from those who have sat these tests about their experiences and their general feedback as candidates. Any information given will
be treated as confidential; names and addresses will not be published.
Please contact the Editor, Jane Maynard. Email: jane. maynard@lexisnexis.co.uk
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