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title: Cancel a legal matter task
description: You can cancel a matter task if it no longer requires any action.
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product: Legal Matter Management
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Cancel a legal matter task

You can cancel a matter task if it no longer requires any action.

## Before you begin

You can cancel only tasks that are in any of these states: Draft, Assigned, or Work in Progress.

Role required: sn\_lg\_ops.legal\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Legal Request** > **Legal Counsel Center**.

2.  In the Legal Counsel Center tab, select the list icon \[Omitted image "lsd-lcc-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon.

3.  In the **Lists** tab, under **Legal Matters**, click **Assigned to Me**.

4.  In the **Tasks** tab, open the task you want to cancel.

    **Note:** You can also cancel multiple tasks in one go. Select tasks in the list and click **Cancel Tasks**.

5.  In the Legal Matter Task form, click **Cancel**.

6.  In the Cancel Task dialog box, enter comments for cancelling the task and click **OK**.


## Result

The matter task is cancelled and its state updates to Cancelled.

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