We’ve built this new system to improve how lawyers, including members, interact with the Law Society’s Representative (member) services team, such as registering for events and tracking CPD. While there was a member portal previously, Law Society Connect offers a more streamlined, secure, and user-friendly experience. It brings together membership, event registration, CPD tracking, and profile management into one centralised portal, making it easier to manage your professional engagement with the Law Society. We will continue to maintain the Registry system, which holds all the public register information the Law Society is required to keep under the Act, and routine compliance data such as CPD and fit and proper declarations (required to be completed by lawyers for the annual renewal of their practising certificate). 

This new system is designed to support lawyers engage with our Representative (member) services team. Lawyers will continue to use Registry for the same purposes as now. To keep things easy for the profession, lawyers will use the same Registry log-in and password for Law Society Connect. 

From our website, click ‘Law Society Connect’ on the top right and follow the prompts for signing in or signing up. For lawyers, your log in is the same as your Registry log in.

No. Your Registry ID and password will also work for the new system.

Check your spam or junk folder. If you still don’t see it, make sure you entered the correct email address. It may take a few minutes to come through.

If you logon to another machine and still have a session running in Law Society Connect on another device, the first device session will be closed.

If you’re a lawyer, your username and password is the same as what you use for the Registry log-in.

If you’ve forgotten your details, click ‘forgot password’ on the login page. You’ll receive a message to the verification option you have given us, for example email, phone call or text message, with a link to reset.

If you’re a lawyer, no. That’s because your username and password is the same as what you use for Registry. If you want to change your Registry log-in details, you can do so via 'change password' in the Registry. 

Please make sure you’re using our supported browsers, Edge, Chrome or Safari. You can also try refreshing your browser, clear your cache, and restart your device. Depending on the issue, talk to your IT department.

Once you’ve logged in, navigate to ‘My Profile’ on the portal.

Look under the CPD tab. You’ll see a breakdown of your own completed sessions, hours earned, and what’s outstanding. You may need to complete a reflection. Your CPD certification will not include your participation in Law Society CLE events but we are looking to incorporate this at a later stage.

Renewals via Registry: During the practising certificate renewal window for 2026/27, membership renewals will continue to be processed via the Registry. That means that if you’re a lawyer and already a member, your invoice will be automatically included in your invoice for your practising certificate unless you advise us otherwise.

New memberships via Portal: Non-members can join at any time directly through Law Society Connect. 

Members can also:

• Update their membership type and preferences and
• Submit new section membership applications. 

No. Lawyers with a practising certificate must complete their Regulatory obligations via Registry.  The Registry holds all the public register information the Law Society is required to keep under the Act, and routine compliance data such as CPD and fit and proper declarations (required to be completed by lawyers for the annual renewal of their practising certificate).

No, practising certificates are held in Registry, not in Law Society Connect. You can download your certificate from Registry.

Yes, a tax invoice will be emailed to you after payment. If you need a copy, you can also download it by logging into the iMIS platform and using the invoice tab on the left-hand side under ‘My Account’; you must be logged in.

You can view and edit some profile fields directly in Law Society Connect. However, if the change affects Registry-held data (such as practising status or employer for compliance purposes), then you must complete a change of details form and submit it to the Registry team for processing.  

Yes, you can upload a photo to your profile. After logging into the portal, go to ‘My Profile’ or ‘Account Settings’, and look for the option to add or change your profile photo.

Accepted formats include JPG and PNG. Make sure your photo meets any size or resolution requirements listed.  

Log in, go to ‘My Preferences’ or Communication Settings, and adjust your email subscription options.

No, your employer cannot access your profile.  Your personal information, CPD records, and membership status is private unless you explicitly choose to share them. You can manage your privacy settings under ‘Privacy Settings’ or ‘Communication Preferences’ in your account.

The Law Society collects information about you for purposes connected with its representative and regulatory functions. Information about how the Law Society handles information including personal information is set out in the Law Society’s Information Handling Policy, which can be viewed here. This Policy also contains information about your right to access and seek correction of your personal information.

If you’re logging in to Law Society Connect to do Registry actions, please use your firm’s ID this will take you into the registry area.

If you’re logging in to register for events for yourself or your colleagues, please use your personal ID.