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National Admissions Test for Law
The following is an outline only; full information regarding the LNAT can be found at www.lnat.ac.uk.
The LNAT is only required for certain institutions and courses and you should check their website for the most up-to-date information.
The LNAT consists of two distinct sections. The first is a multiple choice test of 30 questions to be taken in 80 minutes. This will be based on verbal reasoning and hence will assess the skills of interpretation, comprehension, analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction. This section will be marked by a computer and the marks emailed to you and the LNAT institutions.
The second part is an essay of, ideally, between 500 and 600 words. If your work is longer, anything over 750 words is discounted. These essays are passed to the institution(s) concerned to be marked, so remember that anything you write could potentially be brought up in your interview. The essay is of a general nature so effectively nothing more than a good working knowledge of the English language is required. However, a good place to begin practicing is with reading newspapers as such can help with a reasoned and balanced approach, desirable in this type of assessment. The essay is designed to make sure you can succinctly put forward logical arguments to reach a well-reasoned conclusion.
The LNAT website itself has specimen papers that you can download in order to practice as well as loads of useful information. Just so you can be fully prepared you can also take our timed assessment.
This test can be taken only once. Therefore make sure:
- You are fully prepared to take the test and have practiced in advance
- You do so in exam conditions and ideally in a place free from distraction
- You allow yourself the full time to take the test
- You don't take the test when you are tired
- You have eaten and are fully hydrated as this goes a long way to maximising your performance!
Remember, if you don't do as well in the sample test as you might have hoped don't be despondent. You have gained valuable experience of the testing process and you can go back, check your answers and make sure you address any problems before the real thing.
Good luck!
