LNAT was developed by a consortium of UK universities as a way to assess a candidate’s potential to study law at the undergraduate level. It is designed to test verbal skills necessary for legal education, such as comprehension, interpretation, analysis, synthesis, induction, and deduction.
The LNAT is used alongside standard methods of selection such as A-Level (or their global equivalent) results, university applications, and admissions interviews, to give a more accurate and rounded impression of the student’s abilities. Note that the LNAT is not designed to replace regular school grades, and admissions committees will consider applications on a holistic basis.