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A study by the UC Berkeley School of Law suggests that the LSAT is not the best test to predict success in the practice of law.
The Law School Admission Test is an examination administered by the Law School Admission Council, or LSAC, to measure logical and verbal reasoning skills. Administered four times a year, it is a required exam for all American Bar Association-approved law schools. The test has existed in some form since 1948.
Berkeley law professor Marjorie Shultz and psychology professor Sheldon Zedeck say the LSAT, with its focus on cognitive skills, does not measure for skills such as creativity, negotiation, problem-solving or stress management, but that they have found new and existing tests from the employment context that do so.
Based on the results -- which they stress are preliminary -- the two researchers have recommended that the Law School Admission Council help fund a larger study on a national scale.
Berkeley law school Dean Christopher Edley is asking deans at ABA-accredited law schools for support in expanding the project.
The LSAC is looking at the study and will be working with Berkeley to come up with a research plan and funding, spokesperson Wendy Margolis said.
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