CLAT 2023 Legal Reasoning: Important topics, books, and preparation tips to score well

On December 18, 2022, the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2023, a national-level law entrance exam, will be administered offline. The CLAT exam includes a significant portion of legal knowledge and reasoning. On the test paper, it is weighted at 25%. Candidates should therefore thoroughly prepare for this portion if they want to raise their overall CLAT score.

CLAT 2023 legal reasoning test format

Number of passages	Four to Five passages of 450 words each
Type of questions	Multiple Choice Questions will be asked from each passage
Total number of questions	Total number of questions – 35 to 39

CLAT 2023 legal reasoning syllabus

Candidates must read passages of roughly 450 words apiece in the legal part. These sections will be based on actual events or hypothetical situations involving legal issues, questions of public policy, or moral and philosophical ponderings. The following topics will be covered in the CLAT syllabus:

• Torts
• Contracts
• Criminal Law
• Constitutional law
• International law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Family Law
• General Legal Principles

Structure of legal reasoning section in CLAT 2023

In CLAT 2023, candidates will be presented with a series of questions that will ask them to:

• Determine and deduce the guidelines and values presented in the passage.
• Utilize these ideas and standards in a variety of factual circumstances.
• Recognize how modifications to the rules or principles may affect how they apply to particular factual situations.

Study materials to refer to for CLAT 2023

Candidates to prepare for CLAT legal reasoning section should study from standard study material for CLAT 2023 and newspapers:

• LexisNexis Butterworths
• Legal Awareness and legal aptitude by AP Bhardwaj
• Newspapers such as – The Hindu and The Indian Express
• Legal journals and legal current affairs
• News and editorial analysis
• Universal’s CLAT Guide

CLAT 2023: How to prepare for the legal reasoning section?

Candidates should adhere to the following preparation advice to master the legal reasoning part of CLAT 2023:

• Legal concerns from before CLAT 2023 should be read in order to comprehend the text correctly.
• To speed up reading, read the editorials in publications like “The Hindu” and “Telegraph.”
• A particular focus should be placed on significant decisions and cases from prior years.
• To quickly comprehend the material, practise your legal vocabulary by learning legal jargon, terminology, foreign phrases, and maxims.
• Complete the official CLAT sample questions from the previous year’s papers to evaluate your accuracy and speed.