About .LAW

.LAW and .ABOGADO are restricted TLDs that aim 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. In order to fulfil this mission, the .LAW and .ABOGADO TLDs will offer domain names only to those verified applicants which satisfy the eligibility criteria detailed below. The strict eligibility criteria, which will be applied through a validation process, will enhance the integrity of the .LAW and .ABOGADO TLDs and ensure that internet users have the confidence that a .LAW or .ABOGADO registrant is an appropriately regulated and licensed legal professional.

Type: Generic

Status: Taking applications for GA.

Related TLDs

Eligibility Requirements

In order to be eligible to register (and continue to be a registrant of) a domain name in the .LAW and .ABOGADO TLDs, the registrant must be a Qualified Lawyer. For the purposes of this eligibility criteria, 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.
Applications for domain names in .LAW and .ABOGADO using a registrar proxy or privacy service or any other service having an equivalent effect will not be allowed.

General Remarks

Reserved Domain Names

Some domain names are reserved names; these are names which are ineligible for registration due to ICANN restrictions or Registry Operator designation. Certain Domain names have been classified as Premium and will be sold at higher prices. If you wish to apply for a Premium domain name, please email [email protected] to process your application.

General Capabilities

Setting	Detail
Type	Restricted
Supports Internationalisation (IDN)	Yes
Supports DNSSEC	No
Supports Backorders	Yes
Supports Privacy	Yes
Supports API Access	Yes
Supports Dispute Resolution	Yes
Subject to ICANN Guidelines	Yes
Maximum Registration Period	10 years

Registration Details - Restricted

Setting	Detail
Registration Wait Time	Requires Verification
Requires Local Presence	No
Maximum Registration Period	10 years
Refund Grace Period	0 days
Nameserver Limits	No limit

Transfer Details

Setting	Detail
Supports Transfer	Yes
Requires Transfer Passwords	Yes
Transfer Mode	Transfer and Renew

Prices

Action/Phase	Price
General Availability ^†	$161.50
Transfer ^†*	$161.50
Renewal ^†	$161.50
Sunrise ^†‡	$493.00
Landrush ^†‡	$17,850.00
Backorder ^†	$205.28
Restore ^†*	$170.00

† does not apply to premium domains

‡ contact your account manager for phase-based pricing

* may not include renewal

Disclaimer

The above information is provided by registry operators and/or other third parties and may change without further notice. Prior to relying on the aforesaid information, we recommend seeking confirmation by emailing [email protected].