National Admissions Tests for Law
LNAT
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Trend towards admissions tests for UK
Universities
Admissions are very competitive
Too many with all As at Higher, AH (or A Level)
Test is an additional criterion
A good score sets you apart
Legal Admissions Tests Timeline
1st Aug:
1st Sept:
20th Jan:
LNAT registration opens
First date to sit LNAT
Last date to sit LNAT
You must submit your UCAS application by 15th
January and sit your LNAT before 20th January
otherwise you will be considered a ‘late
applicant’.
LNAT Facts
 Glasgow
only Scottish University using it
 Computer based test
 Tests taken at Pearson Vue centres
 Before sitting LNAT, you must have
registered with UCAS and have a UCAS
personal identification number
 £50 to sit
 Website: www.lnat.ac.uk
Format of LNAT
2 Sections
Verbal
LNAT
Reasoning Tests
95 minutes
Essay
40 minutes
Verbal Reasoning
 12
argumentative essays with 42 multiple
choice questions
 3 or 4 answers per question
 Measures the skills that are at the heart of
legal education
LNAT Essay
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Have to produce a reasoned and substantiated
argument justifying your response to a question chosen
from a list of 3 possibilities
Essay should demonstrate ability to economically argue
to a conclusion with a good command of the English
language
Best preparation is to read a decent newspaper and
some well written novels!
Type essay into computer
500-600 words
No spellcheck function
How the LNAT is scored
Verbal reasoning score is out of 42 – marked by
Pearson VUE
Universities are reluctant to say how much emphasis
they place on the LNAT or say how they weight the
scores against Higher results. They differ greatly.
Essays are not marked by Pearson VUE, they are
passed directly to Admissions Tutors to read. These
are used in different ways.
Results
 Sit
LNAT before 15 January, results early
February
 Sit
LNAT after 15 January, results early
July
LNAT Challenges and Tips
 Too
many questions, too little time!
 Don’t
leave any questions blank
 Have
a strategy for each section
 Practise
for pacing