---
title: Enable Outside Counsel to be added to Legal Invention Disclosure matters
description: Enable outside counsels to be added to matters related to Legal Invention Disclosure request.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Legal Invention Disclosure
classification: legal-invention-disclosure
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure, Legal Invention Disclosure, Legal Service Delivery Practice Applications, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
---

# Enable Outside Counsel to be added to Legal Invention Disclosure matters

Enable outside counsels to be added to matters related to Legal Invention Disclosure request.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lg\_ip.patent\_config, sn\_lg\_matter.matter\_config

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Legal Administration** > **Practice Areas**.

2.  Select **Intellectual Property** from the list.

3.  Select **Invention Disclosure** in the **Intake Forms** tab.

    If a message appears about the application scope, select **here** to be able to edit the record.

4.  Select the lock icon \[Omitted image "lock.png"\] Alt text: Lock icon. in the **Options** field in the Record Producer section.

5.  Enter `Enable` in the Select target record field and select **Enable Outside Counsel on Matter** from the list.

6.  Select **Update**.


## What to do next

[Associate an existing Outside Counsel to a legal matter](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-invention-disclosure/add-outside-counsel-to-existing-matter.md)

**Parent Topic:**[Configure Legal Invention Disclosure](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-invention-disclosure/configure-legal-invention-disclosure.md)