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Area of law

National Security Law

Law governing defense, intelligence and emergency powers.

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What this area covers

National security lawyers advise on the use of military force, intelligence collection, sanctions and the balance between security and individual rights.

Also called: Homeland Security Law, Law of Armed Conflict.

Typical legal work

  • Advising defense and intelligence agencies
  • Counselling on sanctions and export controls
  • Litigating surveillance and detention issues

Where lawyers work

  • Federal, state and local government
  • Military legal offices
  • Law firms of every size
  • 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 National Security Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

1 school · 1 certificate

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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. Standing Committee on Law and National Security (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

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