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Area of law

Elder Law

Legal needs that come with aging.

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What this area covers

Elder lawyers help older adults and their families plan for long-term care, qualify for public benefits, arrange decision-making and guard against exploitation.

Also called: Aging Law, Elder Justice, Law and Aging.

Typical legal work

  • Planning for long-term care
  • Arranging guardianship and powers of attorney
  • Addressing elder abuse and exploitation

Where lawyers work

  • Small and mid-size firms
  • Legal aid and public-interest organizations
  • Federal, state and local government

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 Elder Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

6 schools · 2 concentrations and specializations · 1 certificate · 4 clinics · 1 externship

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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. Commission on Law and Aging (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.American Bar Association. Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

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

Elder Law — areas of law · PreLaw Advisor