Virginia Lawyers Weekly

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Can anyone use the Virginia Lawyers Weekly Web site?

The day’s Top Opinion, Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Blogs, various Special Features, items under the Research tab, classified advertisements and many of our full-text opinions are available to the public.

Anyone can receive the Daily Alert, an e-mail service featuring links to current news stories in newspapers across Virginia and D.C. Registration is available on the Virginia Lawyers Weekly home page.

Most of our news stories are only available to subscribers. Subscribers can find our latest news on the home page, while older news is accessible through our Archives. The Archives is a searchable compilation of all the articles, case digests and other material we’ve published since 1993.

Other portions of our site, including Opinion Digests, Verdict & Settlement Reports and U.S. District Court, Eastern District and Circuit Court opinions are also available only to subscribers.

If you are not a subscriber and would like to try out these Internet services, click here to sign up for a subscription to the paper and immediate access to the subscriber-only portions of the Web site.

Can I share my username and password with colleagues?

No. Each subscription to Virginia Lawyers Weekly includes Web site access for one individual, not for other attorneys at your firm. Please contact us at 1-800-451-9998 if you would like to receive additional subscriptions. For more information, please read the Virginia Lawyers Weekly user agreement.

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Yes, our Web site requires you to have your cookies enabled to use the subscriber-only areas of the Web site. For more information, read our privacy policy.

How do I get a username and password?

Your username and password are all you need to access the “subscriber only” portions of our site. These benefits are free with your subscription. It takes only a few minutes to register for your free username and password.

If you are not a newspaper subscriber and would like to try out these Internet services, subscribe now and gain immediate access to the subscriber-only portions of the site.

How do I change my username and/or password?

To update your subscriber information, go to the VLW Account Center and sign in with your username and password in the box at the top left. Here, you can change your username and password, and also update the mailing address, phone number and e-mail address for your subscription.

I forgot my username and/or password. What do I do?

If you know your username or the e-mail address you initially registered with, you can request an e-mail reminder by clicking the link in the “Manage My Account” box at the top left of the page. If you don’t remember this information, or if you fail to receive the e-mail reminder, please send a password request reminder to webeditor@valawyersmedia.com.

When I try to read an article, I get a message telling me “You have not subscribed to this publication.” I am subscriber - Why can’t I log in?

This is currently a known error which our Web site developers are working on correcting. To bypass this error message, click LOG OUT at the top of the page. After the page refreshes click LOG IN. You should now be able to sign in with your username and password.

How come I stopped receiving the Daily Alert?

Because the Alert goes out to a large number of readers, they may be flagged as spam by your e-mail. To ensure the proper delivery of the Daily Alert, you should add the following address to your e-mail address book or approved senders list: dailyalert_va@lawyersweekly.com. If you still experience problems receiving the Alert, email webeditor@valawyersmedia.com.

How do I change my e-mail address for the Daily Alert?

To receive the Daily Alert at new e-mail address, you can sign up throught the “Get the VLW Daily Alert” box in the right column of this page. To remove an address from our mailing list, click on the unsubscribe option at the bottom of the e-mail.

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Please read our Opinion Ordering FAQ.

Can I reproduce a Lawyers Weekly article for a seminar or class?

For permission to reproduce or photocopy an article for educational purposes, please contact our publisher, Paul Fletcher, at 1-800-456-5297 ext. 14016.

Do you have a special student rate?

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