---
title: Legal hold notification matter intake form
description: Use the Legal hold notification intake form to submit the legal hold notification matter.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/legal-hold-notification/lg-hold-notif-form.html
release: australia
product: Legal Hold Notification
classification: legal-hold-notification
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Reference, Legal Hold Notification, Legal Service Delivery Practice Applications, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
---

# Legal hold notification matter intake form

Use the Legal hold notification intake form to submit the legal hold notification matter.

<table id="table_isy_y2n_qfc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Reason for legal hold

</td><td>

Reason for the legal hold.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short description

</td><td>

Brief overview of the legal hold purpose.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Summary of legal matter

</td><td>

Detailed summary of the legal issue.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Lawsuit filed by \(party name\)

</td><td>

Name of the party who filed the lawsuit.

</td></tr><tr><td>

When was the legal hold issued?

</td><td>

Date of the legal hold issued.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Legal hold start date

</td><td>

Date of the legal hold start date.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Legal hold end date

</td><td>

Date of the legal hold end date \(if available\).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Notice template

</td><td>

Legal hold notice template.An editable legal hold notice template is provided with the Legal Hold Notification application.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Custodial data

</td><td>

The legal user responsible for preserving data related to the legal hold.The field provides the following information:

-   Custodian name.
-   Custodian email, which is automatically populated when the custodian is selected.
-   Data sources such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, emails, and attachments.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Add attachments

</td><td>

Enables the attachment of documents related to the legal hold.

</td></tr></tbody>
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