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Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) Syllabus
Admissions test for undergraduate law applicants at several leading UK universities, testing verbal reasoning and essay writing.. The complete Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) outline — 7 subjects, 26 chapters and 102 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
4 chapters · 17 topics · 13 sub-topics
Reading Comprehension (Section A)4 chapters · 16 topics · 6 sub-topics
Verbal Reasoning and Critical Thinking (Section A)4 chapters · 16 topics · 9 sub-topics
Multiple-Choice Question Technique (Section A)3 chapters · 12 topics · 8 sub-topics
Essay Writing Foundations (Section B)4 chapters · 15 topics · 7 sub-topics
Essay Writing Craft and Style (Section B)4 chapters · 16 topics · 2 sub-topics
Practice, Review and Test-Day Performance3 chapters · 10 topics · 2 sub-topics
Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) flashcard decks
351 question-and-answer cards across 7 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- LNAT Test Overview and Strategy — 50 cards
- Reading Comprehension (Section A) — 50 cards
- Verbal Reasoning and Critical Thinking (Section A) — 50 cards
- Multiple-Choice Question Technique (Section A) — 51 cards
- Essay Writing Foundations (Section B) — 51 cards
- Essay Writing Craft and Style (Section B) — 50 cards
- Practice, Review and Test-Day Performance — 49 cards
How to work through the Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: LNAT Test Overview and Strategy carries 17 topics while Practice, Review and Test-Day Performance carries 10. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT).
The ~85 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) syllabus?
Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) covers 7 subjects: LNAT Test Overview and Strategy, Reading Comprehension (Section A), Verbal Reasoning and Critical Thinking (Section A), Multiple-Choice Question Technique (Section A), Essay Writing Foundations (Section B), Essay Writing Craft and Style (Section B) and Practice, Review and Test-Day Performance. Together they contain 26 chapters and 102 named topics.
How many topics does the Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) syllabus contain?
The full Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) outline breaks down into 26 chapters, 102 topics and 47 sub-topics. LNAT Test Overview and Strategy is the largest single subject with 17 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) syllabus?
Roughly 85 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 4 weeks.
Are there Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) flashcards?
Yes — 351 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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