LNAT practice questions,
decoded.
The technique guides and 33 worked model essays law tutors wish every applicant read before sitting Section B — each a clear stance, distinct points, a steel-manned counter and verified authorities.
What is LNAT Section B?
The LNAT (National Admissions Test for Law) is the entrance test used by a group of UK universities — including Oxford, UCL, KCL, Bristol, Durham, LSE, Nottingham and Glasgow. It has two halves. Section A is 42 multiple-choice comprehension questions across twelve passages, machine-marked and time-pressured. Section B is the essay.
In Section B you choose one of three prompts and write a single persuasive essay in 40 minutes. Crucially, it is not scored by LNAT itself: your essay is sent, unmarked, to the admissions tutors at every LNAT university you apply to, and they read it. So it is judged by the people deciding whether to offer you a place.
What are they judging? Not legal knowledge — you are not expected to cite statutes or cases. They are judging how you reason: a clear, contestable thesis; three or four genuinely distinct points; the discipline to state the strongest objection fairly and answer it; and the structure and timing to finish a tight argument rather than abandon a sprawling one. A finished, well-shaped 500–600 word essay beats an unfinished longer one every time.
Start here — essay technique
4 guidesHow to plan, structure, signpost and time the essay before you ever write a model answer.
Model essays by theme
33 worked answers to the recurring Section B debate topics, grouped by the area they test. Two are free to read in full; the rest open a free teaser, with the full model essay and the founder's plan on Elite.
123+ more essay questions, with the plan behind each one.
The raw thesis, distinct points and steel-manned counter the founder wrote before the model answer — and, on Elite, a button to generate a full model essay from any plan in seconds.
Once you have your offer
The reasoning Section B rewards is the same reasoning the law degree tests. Keep building it:
Practise the reasoning, not just the essay
Case briefs, flashcards, quizzes and past papers — the fastest way to build the legal judgement Section B is screening for.