The law career assistant

Train smarter.
Apply with confidence.

Aren helps UK law students prepare for training contracts and vacation schemes — with AI-powered practice, real firm intelligence, and honest feedback.

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How it works

Three steps
to confidence

Step 01
Sign up for free

Create your account in 30 seconds. No credit card required. Explore firm research and the advice chat immediately.

Step 02
Practise with AI

Work through SJTs, Watson-Glaser, written exercises, group discussions, and AI partner interviews — tailored to your target firms.

Step 03
Apply with confidence

Use the App Reviewer to sharpen your answers, track your deadlines, and walk into assessments fully prepared.

What Aren does

Everything you need
in one place

Built specifically for UK commercial law applications — not a generic AI chatbot repurposed for legal careers.

Advice & Research

Ask anything — firm comparisons, TC timelines, commercial awareness, application strategy. Aren draws on a deep knowledge base of UK law firms, guides and live web search.

Free
AI Partner Interview

Speak directly with an AI partner interviewer. No buttons — just natural conversation. Tailored to your target firm. Full debrief at the end with scores and specific feedback.

Pro
Watson-Glaser

40 AI-generated questions per session across all 5 question types. 30-minute timer, immediate feedback on every answer, full results breakdown by skill area.

Plus
Written Exercise

Fresh AI-generated scenarios every time — realistic documents, 60 minutes to draft a memo, then marked by AI on commercial thinking, legal analysis and structure.

Plus
Video Interview

Practise recorded video interviews with thinking time and re-record options. Get comfortable with the format before your real interview — just like the platforms firms use.

Plus
Situational Judgement

Cappfinity-style ranking and slider questions. Builds a personal skill web across 8 competencies — commercial awareness, ethical judgment, leadership and more.

Plus
App Reviewer

Paste your firm, question and draft answer — get scored instantly on Specificity, Firm-fit, Commercial substance and Word economy. Each dimension 1–10 with line-by-line feedback.

Free
Group Exercise

Join a 4-person AI discussion with realistic personas — Priya, Tom and Naomi. 16 commercial scenarios. Scored on Collaboration, Persuasion, Structure and Listening.

Plus
Pricing

Simple,
honest pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're serious about your applications.

Aren Free
£0
forever
  • Advice chat (Fast model)
  • App Reviewer
  • Application tracker
  • Diagnostic quiz
  • Firm research & web search
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Aren+
£11.99
per month
  • Everything in Free
  • Deep Thought chat (Opus)
  • SJT practice (8 skills)
  • Watson-Glaser (40 questions)
  • Written exercises
  • Video interview practice
  • Group exercise (4-person AI)
  • Daily commercial brief
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Pro
Aren Pro
£29.99
per month
  • Everything in Plus
  • AI Partner Interview (voice)
  • Mock Assessment Day
  • Maximum monthly usage
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FAQs

Common
questions

Aren is an AI-powered law career assistant built specifically for UK students applying for training contracts and vacation schemes. It combines a deep knowledge base of UK law firms with practice tools, AI interviews, and an application tracker — all in one place.
Aren is purpose-built for law applications. It has firm-specific data, Watson-Glaser tests, written exercises, a Cappfinity-style SJT tool, and a voice partner interviewer — none of which ChatGPT has. It also knows the UK training contract application process in depth and can tailor practice scenarios to your target firm.
Yes — it uses voice recognition so you speak your answers naturally, and the AI responds like a real partner would. It adapts to your answers, gives brief feedback after each question, and delivers a full debrief at the end with a score and specific improvements to work on.
Yes. The free tier gives you access to the advice chat, application tracker, and firm research — no credit card required. When you're ready for practice exercises and interview prep, you can upgrade to Aren+ or Aren Pro.
The knowledge base is updated regularly with TC deadlines, salary data, and firm news. Aren also uses live web search to find the latest information when you ask about current events or recent deals.

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your application?

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