[ Regulatory & Policy ] as a Foundational Course : Administrative agencies play a role in multiple health care areas, especially the pharma, medical device and insurance sectors. Understanding the administrative process can be as important as understanding traditional forms of advocacy in the courtroom since lifescience lawyers often represent their clients before administrative agencies and other rule-making bodies. Administrative Law and Legislation together provide a framework for engaging the legislative and executive branches of government, a necessary complement to an understanding of the judicial branch in lifesciences.