---
title: "Update a single PracticeArea"
method: PATCH
path: "/practice_areas/{id}.json"
tags: ["Practice Areas"]
---

# Update a single PracticeArea

`PATCH /practice_areas/{id}.json`

Outlines the parameters and data fields used when updating a single PracticeArea

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string

## Headers

- `IF-MATCH` string
- `X-API-VERSION` string

## Request body

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `category` 'administrative' | 'admiralty_and_maritime' | 'anti_trust_and_competition' | 'appellate' | 'banking_and_finance' | 'bankruptcy' | 'business_formation_and_compliance' | 'civil_litigation' | 'civil_rights_and_constitutional' | 'collections_and_debt' | 'commercial_and_sale_of_goods' | 'commercial_litigation' | 'construction' | 'consumer_protection' | 'contracts' | 'corporate_litigation' | 'criminal' | 'disability_and_social_security' | 'education' | 'elder' | 'employment_and_labor' | 'energy_and_environmental' | 'ethics' | 'family' | 'food_and_drug' | 'general_practice' | 'government' | 'healthcare' | 'immigration' | 'in_house_counsel' | 'insurance' | 'intellectual_property' | 'international' | 'juvenile' | 'legal_aid' | 'mediation_and_arbitration' | 'medical_malpractice' | 'military' | 'multi_practice' | 'non_profit_and_pro_bono' | 'other' | 'personal_injury' | 'privacy_and_information_security' | 'private_client' | 'product_liability' | 'real_estate' | 'science_and_technology' | 'securities_and_mergers_and_acquisitions' | 'small_claims' | 'sports_and_entertainment_and_gaming' | 'tax' | 'telecommunications' | 'traffic_offenses' | 'transportation' | 'tribal' | 'trusts' | 'wills_and_estates' | 'workers_compensation' — The practice area category associated with the *PracticeArea*. The friendly display values corresponding to the enum strings: * Administrative * Admiralty / Maritime * Anti-Trust / Competition * Appellate * Banking / Finance * Bankruptcy * Business Formation / Compliance * Civil Litigation * Civil Rights / Constitutional * Collections & Debt * Commercial / Sale of Goods * Commercial Litigation * Construction * Consumer Protection * Contracts * Corporate Litigation * Criminal * Disability / Social Security * Education * Elder * Employment / Labor * Energy / Environmental * Ethics * Family * Food / Drug * General Practice * Government * Healthcare * Immigration * In-House Counsel * Insurance * Intellectual Property * International * Juvenile * Legal Aid * Mediation / Arbitration * Medical Malpractice * Military * Multi-Practice * Non-Profit / Pro Bono * Other * Personal Injury * Privacy / Information Security * Private Client * Product Liability * Real Estate * Science / Technology * Securities / Mergers & Acquisitions * Small Claims * Sports / Entertainment / Gaming * Tax * Telecommunications * Traffic Offenses * Transportation * Tribal * Trusts * Wills & Estates * Worker's Compensation
    - `code` string — The code attached to the PracticeArea.
    - `name` string — Name of the PracticeArea.

## Response `200`

Ok

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `412` — Precondition Failed
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — Too Many Requests

---

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