The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) is a nonprofit corporation whose members are more than 200 law schools in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It was founded in 1947 to coordinate, facilitate, and enhance the law school admission process. The organization also provides programs and services related to legal education. All law schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) are LSAC members. Headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia, the Council is best known for administering the Law School Admission Test (LSAT®).

LSAC administers the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) four times a year at designated centers throughout the world. The LSAT helps law schools make sound admission decisions by providing a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants. Prospective law students come from a wide variety of academic backgrounds, ethnic groups, and cultures. The LSAT is a half day, standardized test designed to measure some of the skills considered essential for success in law school: the reading and comprehension of complex texts with accuracy and insight; the organization and management of information and the ability to draw reasonable inferences from it; the ability to think critically; and the analysis and evaluation of the reasoning and arguments of others.

The test consists of five 35 minute sections of multiple choice questions. Four of the five sections contribute to the test taker's score. These sections include one reading comprehension section, one analytical reasoning section, and two logical reasoning sections. The unscored section typically is used to pretest new test questions or to preequate new test forms. The placement of this section, which is commonly referred to as the variable section, varies for each administration of the test. The LSAT is scored on a scale from 120 to 180, with 180 being the highest possible score. A 35 minute writing sample is administered at the end of the test. LSAC does not score the writing sample, but copies are sent to all law schools to which a candidate applies

Upcoming LSAT Test Dates

June 2012 / September 2012
December 2012 / February 2013

How to register:

Register by Telephone at 215.968.1001                                                                                                                                Register by e-mail with a candidate service representative at LSACinfo@LSAC.org                                                         Register by mail by contacting LSAC for a paper registration packet

Important: Be sure to bring ID: must be government issued with photo and admission letter provided by LSAC

If you have questions regarding the exam , you may contact LSAC at 215.968.1001
If you have questions regarding testing facility, please contact NC Elite at 919-677-9026