Laila Law-Giver

Laila Law-Giver is the Jarl of Riften and The Rift. She has two children; Harrald, the older and Saerlund, the younger. Both differ on their opinions on who they should side with in the Civil War. Because he supports the Empire, the Jarl believes that Saerlund has lost his mind or is possessed and tells her Court Wizard, Wylandriah, to find a reason. She believes she has the Thieves Guild problem under control and her advisers reinforce her belief. Her housecarl is Unmid Snow-Shod.

As a supporter of Ulfric and his rebellion, if she is removed from her position, she is exiled along with the rest of her family from Riften. She is then replaced by Jarl Maven Black-Briar, an affluent Nord noble who controls most aspects of the city even before her reign as Jarl.

Interactions
Maven Black-Briar replaces Laila as Jarl if the Dragonborn sides with the Empire during the Civil War. She can then be found at the Palace of the Kings in Windhelm. There, she remarks on how she failed her people of Riften. Even though she supports the Stormcloaks, she agrees that Ulfric may just want to be crowned king.

Quests

 * The Raid
 * Supply And Demand

Bugs

 * When attempting to become Thane of Riften and after purchasing Honeyside, upgrading or entering house before returing to the Jarl will remove the dialog options required to complete the quest. This permanently leaves 'Return to Jarl of Riften' in the player's quest journal. This bug applies only if Laila Law-Giver is Jarl of Riften during the aforementioned quest. This bug was not addressed in patch 1.3.10 and there is no known solution for conoles. UPDATE This was addressed and fixed in the latest patch (1.4). However, there is a new bug thus recently discovered. In one case (so far) Laila Lawgiver disappears from sight. According to the player, when she had walked into the building in which Laila Lawgiver dwells, Laila, without moving on her own, lifted into the air, flew back and disappeared into a wall. The player then found her just outside the entrance to that same building with the same effect. As of yet, the developer and forums have not picked up on this bug. If you have the same problem, post it on any Skyrim forum around and also mention the incident to Skyrim developers.
 * Workaround:  will grant you the Title Thane of Riften and the Reward for the Quest 'Return to Jarl of Riften'


 * You'll never receive the option of buying a house and becoming Thane of Riften from Lailia Law-Giver(PS3)