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Area of law

Administrative & Regulatory Law

How government agencies make and enforce rules.

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What this area covers

Administrative lawyers work with the agencies that carry out legislation. They take part in rulemaking, represent clients in agency proceedings and challenge or defend agency decisions in court.

Also called: Administrative Law, Regulatory Law, Regulatory Practice.

Typical legal work

  • Commenting on and challenging proposed rules
  • Representing clients in agency adjudications
  • Advising regulated businesses on compliance

Where lawyers work

  • Federal, state and local government
  • Law firms of every size
  • In-house legal departments
  • Nonprofit and advocacy organizations

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Administrative & Regulatory Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

2 schools · 2 clinics

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.

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