The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized skill assessment tool developed and administered by the Law School Admission Council to evaluate the logical and reading comprehension skills most essential to success in law school and the legal profession. The exam consists of the following format:
- Four Multiple Choice Sections (35 minutes each) comprised of three scored sections and one unscored section –
- Reading Comprehension (One section)
- Logical Reasoning (Two sections)
- And one unscored experimental section consisting of (1) additional section of either reading comprehension or logical reasoning question types to evaluate the development of new questions for future exams. The order of these sections varies, and examinees will not know which section is experimental.
- 1 Writing Section – There is (1) unscored 35-minute writing section that must be completed within 7 days of completion of the multiple-choice section. This section is provided to all prospective schools as an applicant’s writing sample.
LSAT Changes - Starting with examinations in August 2027
NOTE: The question types are not changing. In addition, scoring of the exam is not changing. Only the structure of the exam is changing as outlined below:
- Three Multiple Choice Sections (unscored questions are intermixed with the scored questions)
- Reading Comprehension (One section): test takers will have 52 minutes for six passages with a total of 40 questions. Four passages with 27 questions will be scored, and two passages with 13 questions will be unscored.
- Logical Reasoning (Two sections): test takers will have 45 minutes for 32 questions. In each Logical Reasoning section, 25 questions will be scored, and seven questions will be unscored.
Test Takers will have a 10-minute break after the first section and another 10-minute break after the second section.
- 1 Writing Section remains unchanged – There is (1) unscored 35-minute writing section that must be completed within 7 days of completion of the multiple-choice section. This section is provided to all prospective schools as an applicant’s writing sample.
For more information about these outlined changes, review LSAC's FAQ.
