NIA resources page

Introduction to Lawmaker

1. Overview of Lawmaker

2. Glossary of terms

3. Introduction to XML

4. Keyboard shortcuts

5. Multi-factor authentication guide

Quick Reference Guides

1. Tips for using smart paste in NI Bills

2. Drafting inline NI amendments

3. Drafting traditional NI amendments

4. NI amendments to amendments

5. NIA - Submitting and tabling amendments

6. Preparing 'as introduced' NI bill versions

7. Preparing 'as amended' NI bill versions

8. Publishing NI bills (on Lawmaker & NI Assembly website)

9. Converting an NI Bill to an Act

10. Generating NI amendment lists and associated documents

11. Why did my amendment not auto-apply?

Quick start links

1. Creating a new project

2. Importing Bills and SIs from Word

3. Wrapping and unwrapping provisions

4. Quoted structures

5. References

6. Disabling and deleting an account

How to raise an issue

1. Check the Troubleshooting page to see if the workaround is listed

2. Contact your Lawmaker Super User for advice on your issue.

3. If it looks like a genuine bug, and the Lawmaker Super User is unable to assist, raise a ticket on SMC (see Support and Lawmaker support portal for more information) capturing as much information as possible including screenshots, steps to recreate and expected vs actual outcomes.

Urgent issues can additionally be raised by phone on 0333 456 4786.

New users should be added via a service desk ticket as they will also need to be given a ServiceNow account.

Training materials

1. Northern Ireland - training set up

2. NIA - Lawmaker Training Course.pptx

3. Learning Objective: Drafting a document

4. Learning Objective: Drafting, submitting and managing amendments

5. Learning Objective: Preparing NI bills and acts for publication

6. Learning Objective: Preparing and publishing official Lists (NoA, NoW, ML, GL, AML & MoP)

Other useful links

1. Lawmaker Acceptable Use Policy

2. Changing your password

3. Reset your password if you've forgotten it

4. Support and Lawmaker support portal

5. NI Troubleshooting

6. NI Bill PDFs - known formatting differences and other issues