More about the LSAT

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a requirement of every American Bar Association accredited law school in the United States. The exam measures your verbal, analytical, and logical reasoning abilities, skills considered essential for success in law school.

The LSAT is a half-day (four to five hour), standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world by the Law School Admission Council, or LSAC.

LSAT Structure

The LSAT is divided into five sections: two Logical Reasoning sections, one Analytical Reasoning section, one Reading Comprehension section, and an unscored Experimental section, which looks just like one of the other four sections. These multiple-choice sections can appear in any order on the test. The LSAT also includes an unscored Writing Sample that always comes last.

Logical Reasoning Sections (2)

Length

35 minutes each

Format

Multiple Choice

# Questions

24-26

Topics Tested

Analyzing and evaluating the persuasiveness, content, and structure of arguments


Analytical Reasoning Section (1)

Length

35 minutes

Format

Multiple Choice

# Questions

23-24

Topics Tested

Logical reasoning
Order and relationships
Possibility and outcomes


Reading Comprehension Section (1)

Length

35 minutes

Format

Multiple Choice

# Questions

26-28

Topics Tested

Reading
Identifying the topic, scope, purpose, and structure of passages


Experimental Section (1)

Length

35 minutes

Format

Multiple Choice

# Questions

24-28 (unscored)

Topics Tested

Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, or
Reading Comprehension


Writing Sample (1)

Length

35 minutes

Format

Handwritten Essay

# Questions

1 (unscored)

Topics Tested

Writing ability
Ability to argue and support a position persuasively