The Law School Admission Council Inc. recently made a significant announcement regarding the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). In a decided shift, the Council is set to remove the analytical reasoning portion of the LSAT, commonly known as “logic games”. This move follows a 2019 settlement with blind prospective law students. (Law360)
The Council has stated its intention to replace the removed portion with a second logical reasoning section. The aforementioned analytical section had previously tested applicants’ ability to make deductions from a set of statements, rules, or conditions, a commonly cited area of difficulty for many prospective students. The Council’s decision signals a potential shift in the priorities and focuses of law admission examinations, which could have far-reaching implications for future law students.
The decision follows a settlement reached in 2019, which addressed claims by blind prospective students who faced particular challenges with the logic games section. Further details surrounding this have not been publically disclosed.
With this new change in the LSAT’s structure, it remains to be seen how this will impact the preparation strategies of prospective law students, and how law schools might adjust their admission criteria in response.