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Find the active conversation and refer back to earlier hiring discussions.

For talent · For small businesses1 min readReviewed September 19, 2026Changed in the week of sep 14

For members of a small-business Project. Earlier hiring conversations may be read only.

Find a conversation

  1. Open your Project in Lawtrades Agent.
  2. Select Messages.
  3. Expand the conversation with the person you want to contact.
  4. For work already underway, use the shared Project conversation.

A sample brief.pdf moves from a message draft into the Project conversation before hiring.

If you cannot send a message

Check for Earlier conversation · Read only. Hiring discussions can remain as history after an engagement starts. Open the shared Project conversation to continue the work.

If you see Sign in again, complete sign-in from that notice, then review your unsent message and attachments before sending again. Messages are not automatically resent. If the page says you no longer have access, return to Projects and open an available conversation.

Check the agreed scope

Talent can select View project scope in Messages to open Overview. Use the recorded engagement scope when checking what was agreed; an earlier conversation may describe a previous proposal.

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Navigate your ProjectFind conversations, files, and worklogs in a small-business Project.Find Project agreements and filesOpen or download documents shared in your Project.Review candidates for your ProjectCompare applicants and choose the next conversation.Schedule a Project interviewSuggest times and track the request in your Project.
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