Purpose and best uses
Sign Out ends the current Law Mind browser session and returns you to the sign-in page. Use it when you finish working on a shared computer, need to switch accounts, or want to end access in the current browser. It is an account-session control, not a command to delete your research or cancel a subscription. Understanding that distinction helps you close a session confidently while preserving the separate records and account arrangements you intended to keep.
After choosing Sign Out, check the screen to confirm that the action finished. You should arrive at the sign-in page rather than remain in a usable signed-in workspace. This visible confirmation is especially useful on a shared computer, where the next person should begin with their own account. Do not assume that every other device or every separate Word add-in session is also signed out merely because you used this button in one browser. Other session-management actions can have different effects, and those should be understood separately.
How to use it well
Before signing out, preserve the work you need. Check the saved status of an Ask or Deep Research result, confirm that a conversation contains the messages you intend to keep, and save any matter note you were editing. Export a completed draft if you need a local document. Text still being typed into a form or an unsaved editing field should not be assumed to survive logout. A deliberate finishing step is more reliable than expecting every screen to restore itself exactly after the next sign-in.
If a generation is still in progress, distinguish leaving the screen from completing the task. Signing out is not evidence that the answer finished, that the final checks passed, or that a partial draft became an accepted result. When you return, inspect the recorded status in the appropriate tool or archive. My Research may contain saved unfinished progress for supported runs, while conversation work is found through Conversation or History. Those records tell you what was preserved; the logout action itself does not settle that question.
Example and practical limits
Suppose you finish reviewing a fictional matter on a computer another person will use. Save your note, confirm any needed research record, download the document you intend to retain, and then choose Sign Out. If you need to work under a different authorized account, sign in again and check the displayed identity before opening or creating further work. This helps avoid placing research in the wrong account or mistaking a different subscription's menu for a missing feature.
Signing out does not erase downloaded Word files, exported research packages, screenshots, or other local copies from the computer. It also does not revoke a colleague's established access to a shared Matter or remove the colleague from a firm. Those are separate administrative decisions in the appropriate tools. Likewise, it does not cancel billing or close the account. Sign Out is best used as the final step in ending a browser session, after you have preserved the work that matters and confirmed where it is stored. That modest, specific purpose makes it an important part of using Law Mind clearly without confusing session access with data retention, collaboration, or subscription management.
If you are switching between accounts, prepare the material you intend to use first and confirm that it belongs in the destination account. After signing in again, check the account identity before opening a Matter or beginning a new request. That simple check helps keep work in one account from being mixed with another.