LNAT format: multiple-choice questions and essay
Understand the two-part LNAT and how participating universities use it alongside an application.
Know the two sections
The LNAT Consortium describes a computer-based test with a multiple-choice section based on passages and an essay selected from offered questions. It tests aptitude rather than legal knowledge. Participating universities decide how to use results, so check each course's current admissions information.
- Section A: read passages closely and answer questions about argument, meaning and inference.
- Section B: choose one prompt and present a clear, well-supported argument.
Check current arrangements
Dates, booking rules and test-centre requirements are cycle-specific. Use the LNAT site for your application year rather than relying on an old timetable.
Take a baseline
- Attempt official sample material to time.
- Log passage evidence for every answer.
- Write a complete essay, not only an outline.
- Choose the most frequent process error for your first drill.
Try the questions before reviewing the answers
Read or write under time before consulting guidance. Identify where your reasoning went wrong, review the method and try a new passage or prompt.