Frequently-Asked Questions

General questions

Where are the members located? Is everyone from one geographic region?

The LAB includes members from around the country, from both coasts and everywhere in between.

Who are your members? Is it all new lawyers?

We’re proud of the diversity of experience within our group. Our members include attorneys with decades of experience, law students approaching the bar, digital natives, digital immigrants and everything in the middle.

Where can I sign up?

You can sign up here.

Technical questions

What is my username and password?

Your username and password should have been emailed to you when you registered. If you did not get an email with your login details, check your spam folder. If you misplaced your password, please reset it.

How do I update my contact information or change my password?

Lot into the LAB and update your profile.

How do I create a topic or post a reply in the forums?

To start a new topic, choose the appropriate forum and click Add Topic. Type your topic header in the subject line and type your text in the message box. Add up to three tags, then click the Post New Topic button.

To post a reply to a topic, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Post Reply button.

How do I know if there are new posts since my last visit?

When there are new posts in a topic, a red icon will appear in the Last Post column and show you the subject and author. If you have subscribed to a topic you will also see an alert under Subscribed in the top corner that will indicate new replies in that topic.

How do I know if I have any messages?

When you have a new message, number will appear in the box next to Inbox at the top of the page.

What does subscribe mean?

A subscription notifies you via email when a content area that interests you is updated. Similarly, you can subscribe to any content added by a specific member.

To add an item to your subscriptions list, click Subscribe at the bottom of the page. Clicking on Unsubscribe ends the subscription (and cancels the email notifications you may have set). After 30 days, inactive subscriptions automatically expire (unless you elect to cancel the expiration in your subscriptions list in your preferences). To see your current list of subscriptions, click Subscriptions at the top of the page.