LSAT

Through the June 2023 administration, the LSAT is being delivered in an online, live remote-proctored format.

The test will have three scored sections — one section each of Reading Comprehension, Analytical Reasoning, and Logical Reasoning — and we will return to our pre-COVID practice of including a fourth, unscored variable section that will allow us to validate new test questions for future use and ensure that they are free from any form of bias.

With the addition of this fourth, unscored section, the LSAT will include a 10-minute intermission between the second and third sections. During the intermission, you can leave your testing area to have a snack or use the restroom. You will need to check in with your proctor before you can resume testing. Please note: If you do not check in before the intermission is over, your test session will be terminated, and you will need to register for a new LSAT administration. You will not receive a refund.

Test takers who do not have a previous writing sample on file will also take LSAT Writing, a proctored, on-demand writing exam that is administered online using secure proctoring software that is installed on the candidate’s own computer. Test takers will complete LSAT Writing separately from the multiple-choice portion of the test, at a convenient time and place of their choosing. LSAT Writing becomes available in candidates’ online accounts eight days prior to their test administration.

How does LSAC ensure the test is secure?
LSAC know that the security, integrity, and validity of the LSAT are important to candidates and schools, so we take many steps to ensure the security of the LSAT. All LSAT takers are monitored by live remote proctors via the camera and microphone in the test takers’ computers. The video and audio feeds are recorded in case further review is necessary.

What am I allowed to have with me during the LSAT?

Generally, your desktop must be clear of anything not test-related and should only have:

• Five blank sheets of scratch paper (lined, unlined, or graphed)

• Valid, acceptable government-issued ID

• One or more writing utensils (standard pencil, mechanical pencil, or ink pen, for example)

• A highlighter

• An eraser (no mechanical erasers or erasers with sleeves)

• A pencil sharpener

• Tissues

• Soft, non-electronic, non-corded/banded, generic foam ear plugs

• Beverage in plastic container or juice box (maximum size: 20 oz/591 ml). Aluminum cans are not permitted.

Each of these items must be held up and shown to the proctor during the security check-in procedure. Both sides of each sheet of scratch paper must be shown to the proctor and destroyed in camera view upon test completion.

You may wear an analog (nondigital) wristwatch. The watch may not have a dedicated start/stop functionality independent of telling time, but it may have an altered faceplate and a rotating “diver’s” bezel. Timing devices of any other kind are not permitted.

If you have a medical need for one or more of the following personal medical items during your test, you may have the item(s) with you: non-tinted eyeglasses, hearing aids, medication (e.g., pills, inhaler, insulin/glucose tablets, eye drops), heart monitor, arm or shoulder sling, cast, brace, cane, crutches, walker, wheelchair, insulin pump/glucometer/diabetic supplies, TENS unit, service animal (not comfort animal). No prior authorization is required.

You can find score release dates for each upcoming test administration at LSAT Dates, Deadlines, and Score Release Dates.

Please note that you must have an LSAT Writing sample on file before your score can be released. To help meet this requirement, LSAT Writing now becomes available in test takers’ LSAC accounts eight days prior to each test administration. Your writing sample must be processed before it can be added to your LSAC file. Please note that processing can take up to three weeks from the date you complete LSAT Writing, depending on volume and any flagged issues. We strongly recommend you complete LSAT Writing at the earliest possible time so that your score can be released on time.

Loaner Devices and Score Release

If you received a loaner device from LSAC, your score will not be released, and a hold will be placed on your account, until we have received the device back from you. Please repack the device using the box and return address label provided and ship it back to LSAC via your local UPS drop-off facility within 48 hours of completing your LSAT.