---
title: Set up Outside Counsels for Legal Invention Disclosure
description: Create Outside Counsel records to enable outside counsels to work on a Legal Invention Disclosure request.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/legal-invention-disclosure/setup-outside-counsels.html
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]
---

# Set up Outside Counsels for Legal Invention Disclosure

Create Outside Counsel records to enable outside counsels to work on a Legal Invention Disclosure request.

## Before you begin

An Outside Firm record must be active. For more information, see [Set up Outside Firms for Legal Invention Disclosure](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-invention-disclosure/setup-outside-firms.md).

Role required: sn\_lg\_matter.matter\_config, sn\_lg\_matter.matter\_fulfiller

## About this task

Setting up an outside counsel can be done either as a fulfiller task or when configuring Legal Invention Disclosure after installation.

## Procedure

1.  Access the form to create an Outside Counsel record.

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**From the Legal Matter module**

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Navigate to **All** &gt; **Legal Matter** &gt; **Outside Counsel Setup** &gt; **Setup Outside Counsels**.

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**From Legal Counsel Center**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Legal Counsel Center**.
2.  Select the List icon \(\[Omitted image "lsd-lcc-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon\) from the primary navigation and in the Outside Counsel section of the **Lists** menu, select **All**.


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</table>2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Outside Firm|Name of the parent firm for the outside counsel from the lookup which were already added.|
    |Outside Counsel Name|Name of the outside counsel.|
    |Outside Counsel Email|Email address of the outside counsel.|
    |Active|Option to make the Outside Counsel record active.|

4.  Save the Outside Counsel record.

    -   On the Outside Counsels New record form, select **Submit**.
    -   On the Create New Outside Counsel from the Legal Counsel Center, select **Save**.

**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)