.law Domain Name Information

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  • Registration 134.99 USD
  • Renewal 149.99 USD
  • Transfer 134.99 USD / Transfer in your .law
  • ICANN Fee 0.18 USD per year
  • Time to Register Instant
  • Type gTLD
  • Renewal Grace Period 40 days
  • Redemption Period 45 days
  • Registration Period 1 - 10 years
  • DNSSEC Supported / Learn how to add DNSSEC
  • Trustee/Proxy Service No
  • Blocking Service Part of the GlobalBlock Service / Learn more
    Block Registrations on your trademark in .law and each of GoDaddy Registry's
  • Individuals can register Yes
  • Businesses can register Yes
  • Languages Supported Chinese Simplified,  French,  German,  Hungarian,  Korean,  Latvian,  Lithuanian,  Polish,  Russian,  Spanish, 
    .law domain name supports multiple language formats. You can register your domain name by entering your domain search using the appropriate language character set in the search field.
  • Is there a special use for .law? No
  • Is there any other information needed to register a .law domain? No
  • Does .law have any additional fees? No
  • Any additional documents, requirements or information needed to register a .law? Yes

    .LAW is a restricted Top Level Domain (TLD) that aims to promote trust in the professional legal community by creating exclusive online spaces in which lawyers that are regulated and licensed to practice law can present themselves in a distinctive and memorable manner.

    .LAW Eligibility Criteria

    In order to be eligible to register (and continue to be a registrant of) a domain name in the .LAW TLD, the registrant must be a Qualified Lawyer or an Authorized Legal Institution (i.e., law firms, law schools, legal regulators such as bar associations, and courts of law. For the purposes of this Eligibility Policy, a Qualified Lawyer is a professional who is licensed to practice law by an approved regulator of legal services in a given jurisdiction. A Qualified Lawyer must be identifiable as a currently licensed practitioner in the public records kept by the relevant approved regulator.

    For the purposes of verification, all registrants must provide accurate and up-to-date registrant data, which will be used to verify eligibility. It is particularly essential that the full legal name of the qualified lawyer or authorized legal institution is provided and recorded as the Registrant Name and/or Registrant Organization fields of the Registrant Contact information for the domain in question's WHOIS record.

    If the independent verification agency is unable to verify eligibility using only the WHOIS data, a registrant may be asked to provide further information or supporting documentation (such as a copy of an accreditation certificate) to complete the verification process.
  • Are Individual .law domain registrations allowed? Yes
  • Company or legal entities registrations allowed for .law? Yes
  • Are some .law domain names restricted? Yes

    Some domain names may be permanently or temporarily reserved or restricted for registry operations, as premium domain names or to comply with ICANN requirements.

    To comply with ICANN requirements, all two-character domains shall be initially reserved, however may be released in the future. In addition reserved names for a) International Olympic Committee, b) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and c) Intergovernmental Organizations, for new gTLDs., are not available in accordance with ICANN. The list of these names can be found here.
  • Do I need a trademark/brand name to register .law? No
  • Private Registration service available? No
  • .law Trustee / Proxy service offered? Fees? No
What is the registration term allowed for .law domain names?
.law domain names are available for 1-10 years.
How long does it take to register my .law domain name?
The domain registration time frame for .law during general availability is Instant.
What are the characters and valid character lengths for .law domain names?
.law Domain Names must:
  • have minimum of 1 and a maximum of 63 characters;
  • begin with a letter or a number and end with a letter or a number;
  • use the English character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z),numbers (i.e. 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these;
  • neither begin with, nor end with a dash;
  • not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.law); and
  • not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.law).
What is DNSSEC, and is it available for .law domain?
DNSSEC is available for .law domain. Enabling DNSSEC will protect .law domain names against counterfeit DNS data by providing origin authentication and integrity protection on that data. DNSSEC can be configured in your domain name's DNS panel.
What is Trustee Service, and is it available for .law?
Trustee Service is not available for .law extension. Trustee Service can help satisfy most local presence requirements when there are restrictions on registering a domain name.
Can I transfer out my .law domain if I'm using your Trustee Service?
Because Trustee Service is non-transferable, you must update your ownership according to .law requirements before a transfer out can be started.
Can I hide my .law registration information (Private Registration)?
No. At present the .law domain zone does not provide means to hide the information of the domain owner. All or partial information (name, address, email, etc.) may be displayed in WHOIS.
What is the grace period for .law domain name?
In accordance with ICANN, Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) have a 40 day "Grace period" in which a domain name can be renewed without incurring an additional fee. Its important to note however that your domain will no longer resolve on the day it expires. After the 40 day grace period, there is a 30 day "Redemption Period" in which you can renew your domain name for an additional $150 USD.
Who is the registry that manages .law domain names?
The registry that manages the registration of domain names with the .law Top Level Domain is GoDaddy Registry. You may visit them at https://registry.godaddy/.
  • Registry GoDaddy Registry
  • .law Registry logo
  • Accredited Yes
  • Dispute Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en
  • Sponsoring Organization
    LW TLD Limited
    Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town Tortola VG 1110
    Virgin Islands, British
  • Administrative Contact
    Admin Contact
    LW TLD Limited
    32 Nassau St, Dublin 2
    Ireland
    Email: [email protected]
    Voice: +1-877-734-4783
  • Technical Contact
    TLD Registry Services Technical
    Nominet
    Minerva House,
    Edmund Halley Road,
    Oxford Science Park,
    Oxford,
    OX4 4DQ
    United Kingdom
    Email: [email protected]
    Voice: +44.1865332211
  • Sub Domains
  • Name Servers
    Host NameIP Address(es)
    dnsa.nic.law 156.154.100.3
    2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3
    dns1.nic.law 213.248.217.26
    2a01:618:401:0:0:0:0:26
    dns4.nic.law 43.230.49.26
    2401:fd80:405:0:0:0:0:26
    dns3.nic.law 213.248.221.26
    2a01:618:405:0:0:0:0:26
    dns2.nic.law 103.49.81.26
    2401:fd80:401:0:0:0:0:26
    dnsb.nic.law 156.154.101.3
    dnsd.nic.law 156.154.103.3
    dnsc.nic.law 156.154.102.3