Strengthen your law application with one-on-one LNAT tutoring
One-on-one LNAT tutoring programme. In a free initial consultation we assess your level and agree the plan and the exact price together. Parents and students are both welcome to reach out.
What is the LNAT exam?
The LNAT (National Admissions Test for Law) is an aptitude test used by several leading universities in the United Kingdom for undergraduate law applications. It does not test legal knowledge; instead it assesses critical reading, argument analysis and written expression — skills essential to studying law.
The exam has two parts: Section A, a set of multiple-choice questions, and Section B, an essay. The Section A score is reported numerically, while the Section B essay is sent to universities, each of which applies its own approach to assessing it. The LNAT complements the rest of an application alongside school grades and references.
Why prepare for LNAT with Studrise?
Exam-focused expert tutors
Every lesson is taught by expert tutors who know the LNAT format inside out and focus on exam strategy.
A plan built around you
After your level assessment, we build a personal roadmap around your strengths and weak spots.
Flexible 1:1 schedule
Lessons run online and one-on-one on days and times that suit you — no clashes with school.
A clear start
It starts with a free initial consultation: level, plan and price are settled before the programme begins.
How it works
Free initial consultation
A short call and assessment to clarify your current level, your goal and your exam date.
Personal roadmap
We build a topic-by-topic weekly study plan and match you with the right tutor.
Reach your goal with 1:1 lessons
Start one-on-one lessons with your tutor and track progress with regular practice tests.
LNAT exam format
The LNAT is a computer-based test made up of two sections:
Section A — Multiple choice
Multiple-choice questions based on argumentative passages · 95 minutes
Section B — Essay
One topic is chosen from a list and a single essay is written · 40 minutes
Skills assessed
Critical reading, inference, argument analysis and written expression
Total length
About 2 hours 15 minutes · taken at a test centre
LNAT topics
The topic areas on the exam and their weight. Lessons don't follow this order — we start from the area that will move your score the most.
Section A — Critical reading
12 passages · 42 questions · 95 minutes · scored out of 42
- Separating an argument's main claim from its support
- Finding the author's assumptions
- The meaning of a word or phrase in context
- Identifying tone, attitude and purpose
- Distinguishing a valid inference from an over-inference
Section B — Essay
1 of 3 prompts · 40 minutes · read by the university
- Reading the prompt precisely and scoping it
- A clear thesis that meets the counter-argument
- Paragraph structure: claim, reason, example, link
- General awareness of law, ethics, politics and society
- Balancing planning, writing and checking in 40 minutes
Passage types
Where Section A passages come from
- Newspaper columns and commentary
- Philosophy and ethics debates
- Essays on science and technology
- History and society analyses
- Opinion pieces on law and policy
LNAT question types and strategy
Each question type has its own approach. In lessons we work on these strategies alongside the content.
Argument-analysis questions
"What is the author's main claim?", "Which statement most weakens the argument?", "What assumption does the author make?". The core of Section A.
Note each paragraph's job (claim, evidence, counter-view, conclusion) as you read. An option stronger or more general than the text is usually wrong; pick exactly what the passage supports.
Meaning and tone questions
The meaning of a word or sentence in context, the author's attitude (ironic, cautious, defensive) or the purpose of a phrase.
What matters is the word's job in the sentence, not its dictionary meaning; re-read the sentence with the option swapped in. For tone, the sentence before and after is the best clue.
The essay (Section B)
Choose one of three prompts and write a single essay in 40 minutes; 500–600 words is the usual target. There is no central mark: the essay goes to your chosen universities, each reading it against its own criteria.
Spend the first five minutes planning: thesis, two or three reasons, one counter-argument and your reply. Pick the prompt you can argue most clearly, not the one you know most about. Keep the last three minutes for grammar and consistency.
Scoring and target scores
The LNAT's numerical score comes only from Section A and is based on the number of correct answers; the Section B essay is not given a standard mark but is sent to each university to be assessed against its own criteria. Universities use the LNAT result as part of the whole application rather than as a strict cut-off. A strong outcome means both a high Section A score and a clear, well-structured essay.
The LNAT suits final-year school students who plan to study law in the United Kingdom and is usually taken before the application cycle, in the autumn–winter window. It can be sat once, so preparation matters. For most students a few weeks of focused work is enough, spent on critical-reading practice and timed essay writing.
What we cover in LNAT lessons
Multiple-choice section: critical reading and reasoning
Argument analysis and inference questions
The essay section: structure and argumentation
Time management and question strategies
Individual practice with sample passages
Full mock tests with feedback
What sets the price of LNAT tutoring?
There is no single list price; the fee depends on the programme. You get a clear quote in the consultation — nothing is added later.
Lessons per week
One, two or three lessons a week — set by the time until the exam and the score gap.
Total duration and package
Lessons are priced as a package; longer programmes lower the per-lesson cost.
Scope
One section (say, Math only) or the whole exam? A narrower scope means a shorter programme.
Tutor and level
The tutor you're matched with and your starting level shape the plan, and therefore the fee.
Adding coaching?
Coaching and application counselling is an optional, separately priced programme.
Every lesson you pay for is 1:1
No crowded classroom, no idle hours. Keep that in mind when comparing with group-course prices.
In the free initial consultation we assess your level, draw up the plan and give you the exact price. No surprises.
What is the LNAT and which universities require it?
The aptitude test used by the UK's leading law schools; it measures reading and writing like a lawyer, not legal knowledge.
The LNAT (Law National Aptitude Test) is a computer-based test that applicants to a set of UK undergraduate law degrees must sit. It has two sections: in Section A, 42 multiple-choice questions on 12 argumentative passages are answered in 95 minutes and marked centrally out of 42; in Section B you choose one of three prompts and write an essay in 40 minutes, which is sent straight to the universities you apply to. The whole sitting is about 2 hours 15 minutes.
Universities requiring the LNAT include Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, King's College London, LSE, Bristol, Durham, Glasgow, Nottingham and SOAS; the list is updated by the LNAT Consortium each year. Each uses the result differently: Oxford weighs the Section A score and the essay heavily when shortlisting for interview; others combine the score with predicted A-Level grades in a ranking.
The calendar is one cycle a year: registration opens in August and testing starts in early September at Pearson VUE centres. For Oxford and Cambridge the test must be taken by mid-October (in line with the 15 October UCAS deadline); other universities' deadlines fall between late December and late January and should be confirmed every year. The LNAT can be sat once per cycle and the score is valid only for that cycle. For the rest of a UK law application see our UK consultancy page.
How to prepare for the LNAT: a 10-week plan
Two different skills, two parallel tracks: critical reading speed and argumentative writing.
- Diagnosis (week 1). A timed Section A from the official sample test and one essay. Time per passage, the error mix (inference, meaning or tone) and the essay's structure, argument and language are assessed separately.
- Reading track (weeks 2–7). One 1-on-1 lesson a week on argument analysis: marking paragraph functions, finding assumptions, eliminating over-inference. Outside lessons, two passages a day and one timed set a week. Weekly reading list: Economist, Guardian and Times columns; the aim is not speed but summarising the argument in two sentences.
- Writing track (weeks 2–7). One essay a week with in-lesson feedback: thesis clarity, counter-argument, choice of examples, paragraph links. A 20-topic "issues notebook" is built from current law, ethics and politics debates.
- Full mocks (weeks 8–9). Two complete LNAT sittings (A then B back to back); essays are read against the published criteria of the target universities.
- Final week. Error-log review, notebook update, test-day plan.
Ten weeks at 6–8 hours a week is enough for most students to reach 28+ in Section A and a strong essay. For Oxford or Cambridge the mid-October deadline means starting no later than June.
Round out your LNAT prep with coaching
Tutoring teaches the material; coaching manages the process. Your Studrise coach brings your study routine, goals and application timeline into one plan alongside your LNAT lessons — so what you learn in class turns into results.
Weekly plan & check-ins
A study plan with regular progress check-ins.
Data-driven strategy
Targets and plans updated from practice-test results.
Motivation & test anxiety
Support with time management, motivation and exam nerves.
Aligned with applications
Planning built around your university and program goals.
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How do I get started?
Coaching is a separately priced programme alongside your lessons. In the initial consultation we agree its scope and price and build a coaching plan that fits around your lesson schedule.
Initial consultation is free
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