Faculty & Staff: LawKey & PennKey Account Help

While at Penn Law, you will make frequent use of two accounts: LawKey & PennKey. Both accounts share the same username, but need to be activated separately. We recommend you pick different passwords for each account.

How Do I Change my Password?

If you know your password, click Change LawKey or Change PennKey.

Help! I Forgot my Password!

If you forgot your LawKey or PennKey password, please email or call us at (215) 898-2589 (Faculty), (215) 898-9140 (Staff). If you are not sure if you know your PennKey password, you can use the Test My PennKey tool.

LawKey & PennKey? What’s the Difference?

Your LawKey is used to access a set of services provided by the Law School including your email and computer log in. Your PennKey is used for the myCourses site and Canvas LMS as well as resources provided by the central campus. Please see below for specifics.

LawKey	PennKey
Law School Computers, Printing, Email, and Forwarding Password protected sections of the Law school web site including the Commons and the Law Directory. SharePoint Sites Course Portal	myCourses & the Canvas LMS AirPennNet (WiFi) Payroll U@Penn & Penn Portal Central Library Resources

How Do I Get a PennKey?

If you already have your LawKey and need to activate your PennKey, please email itshelp@law.upenn.edu or call us at (215) 898-2589.