He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat at Wrexham on 11 November 2010 and, in the following game, Lawless scored his first Luton goal with the winner in a 1–0 victory at Altrincham. Lawless signed for Luton permanently for an undisclosed fee on a one-and-a-half-year contract on 5 January 2011.
On November 11, 2010, he made his debut for Luton in a match against Wrexham with a score of 1–0. In the following game, Lawless scored his first goal for Luton and won it in a 1–0 victory over Altrincham. On January 5, 2011, Lawless signed permanently to Luton under a one-and-a-half-year contract.