---
title: Assign the legal user role to a custodian
description: Assign the legal user role to a custodian who is responsible for preserving data related to a legal hold.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/legal-hold-notification/assign-user-lg-hold-cust.html
release: australia
product: Legal Hold Notification
classification: legal-hold-notification
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure, Legal Hold Notification, Legal Service Delivery Practice Applications, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
---

# Assign the legal user role to a custodian

Assign the legal user role to a custodian who is responsible for preserving data related to a legal hold.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **User Administration** > **Users**.

2.  Search for and select the target user.

    If the user record does not exist, create it. For more information, see [Create a user](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_CreateAUser.md).

3.  In the Roles related list, select **Edit**.

4.  In the Collection list, search for and select the sn\_lg\_ops.legal\_user role.

5.  Add the user to the Roles list by selecting the right arrow icon \(\[Omitted image "right-arrow-icon.png"\] Alt text: Right arrow icon.\) to add it to the **Roles List**.

6.  Select **Save**.


## Result

The user is assigned as the legal user role and can be added as a custodian when issuing a legal hold notice.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure Legal Hold Notification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-hold-notification/config-lg-hold-notif.md)