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Part of Environmental Law

Natural Resources Law

Public lands, water, wildlife, minerals and forests.

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What this area covers

Natural resources lawyers deal with who may use land, water and wildlife and on what terms, often on public lands and in the western states.

Also called: Mining Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Lands Law, Wildlife Law.

Typical legal work

  • Advising on the use of public lands
  • Handling mineral and grazing rights
  • Litigating wildlife and habitat protection

Where lawyers work

  • Federal, state and local government
  • Nonprofit and advocacy organizations
  • Law firms of every size
  • Tribal governments and courts

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

No verified programs yet

No school program has been verified under this area so far. That reflects what has been reviewed, not what schools offer. How programs are verified

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 Environment, Energy, and Resources (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.Law School Admission Council. Fields of Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

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