LSAT

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is the only standardized test designated specifically for law school admission, and it’s designed in partnership with law schools to assess the skills most needed for law school success: critical reasoning, reading comprehension, and persuasive writing.

No matter which law school is your dream institution, the LSAT can help you get there. It’s the only admission test accepted by every ABA-approved law school. And it helps identify candidates who might be overlooked on the basis of undergraduate GPA or other factors.

Research consistently shows the LSAT is the best single predictor of law school success. When combined with undergraduate GPA, an LSAT score provides the strongest prediction of success in law school — and becomes an invaluable component of a holistic admission process.

LSAT Resources

Law School Admission Council (LSAC) – LSAC provides products and services that support candidates and schools throughout the law school admission process. Prospective law students will use the LSAC website to register for the LSAT and submit law school applications.

LSAC LawHub – Free resource ($120/year for upgraded LawHub Advantage) to help prospective law students prepare for the LSAT. Practice for the LSAT, learn about the test, enroll in on-demand courses, and learn about law school and the legal profession.

LSAT Sections

  • Scored Sections:
    • Two Logical Reasoning sections
    • One Reading Comprehension
  • Non-scored Section:
    • One non-scored section that can be either Logical Reasoning or Reading Comprehension, used to validate new questions.
  • LSAT Argumentative Writing
    • A 50-minute non-scored writing sample completed online.

LSAT Structure

  • Administered in multiple-choice sections, each 35 minutes long.
  • There is a 10-minute break between the second and third scored sections.
  • The order of the multiple-choice sections can vary.
  • The non-scored section can appear at any point in the test.
  • The Argumentative Writing Sample is completed separately online and can be taken at any time up to one year after the test date.