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The LSAT rewards method more than talent: a fixed way of reading an argument, applied a thousand times.

LSAT · checked 19 September 2026

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

LSAT: the facts that matter now

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9–10 October 2026; 15–16 January, 9–10 April and 11–12 June 2027, with US-style dates also open to some
International dates
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Law School Admission Council, at Prometric test centres from August 2026; Argumentative Writing online at home
Administered by
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Admission to all ABA-approved US law schools and Canadian law schools; some programmes elsewhere
Used for
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Four 35-minute sections — three scored, one unscored — of Reading Comprehension and Logical Reasoning, plus a 50-minute unscored essay
Format

Strategy

LSAT — How to prepare

From registration to score report

Register early for the date you want Scheduling windows at Prometric are assigned in registration order, and popular centres fill; the deadline is about six weeks before the test.
Learn Logical Reasoning by type Work each question type in blocks until the approach is automatic — find the conclusion, find the support, name the gap — before mixing them under time.
Read dense prose daily Long editorials, judicial opinions and academic abstracts, summarised in a sentence each; Reading Comprehension is a stamina and structure skill.
Do the writing early Argumentative Writing opens eight days before the test and can take up to three weeks to approve; a first-timer’s score waits for it.
Decide on Score Preview before test day It is cheaper bought in advance and lets you cancel a poor score before schools see it.
Set up the Credential Assembly Service Most US law schools require CAS reports; transcripts and letters take time to assemble, and each school report is a separate fee.

Indian candidates and the reading load

The mathematics-free LSAT is often assumed to be easy for strong English readers. It is not; the passages are chosen to resist skimming and the arguments to reward exact reading. Candidates from CLAT preparation have a head start in argument analysis but usually need to slow down and read for structure before they can speed up.

Exam resources

Everything for LSAT

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

LSAT SyllabusLSAT syllabus — the Reading Comprehension and Logical Reasoning question types, the unscored section, and what LSAT Argumentative Writing asks.LSAT Exam PatternLSAT exam pattern — four 35-minute sections, the 120–180 scale, the writing requirement, the 2026–27 international dates, fees and the return to test centres.LSAT Previous PapersLSAT previous papers — the Official LSAT PrepTests in LawHub, the free ones and the Advantage library, and how to use retired tests.LSAT Mock TestsLSAT mock tests — full four-section sittings in the LawHub interface, scored on 120–180, with the error analysis that raises a score.LSAT PreparationLSAT preparation — a plan around the international dates, the Logical Reasoning method, reading dense passages, and the admin steps that hold up a score.LSAT Study MaterialLSAT study material — Official LSAT PrepTests through LawHub, LSAC’s free resources, and the reading and reasoning sources worth adding.

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