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title: Submit outside counsel engagement request for approval
description: As a legal fulfiller, submit an outside counsel engagement request for approval.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/lmm-lt-work-oce.html
release: australia
product: Legal Matter Management
classification: legal-matter-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Engage with outside counsel, Work on a legal matter, Use, Legal Matter Management, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
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# Submit outside counsel engagement request for approval

As a legal fulfiller, submit an outside counsel engagement request for approval.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lg\_matter.matter\_fulfiller, sn\_lg\_ops.legal\_fulfiller

## Procedure

1.  Open a legal matter.

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Action

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**Using Legal Counsel Center homepage**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Legal Request** &gt; **Legal Counsel Center**
2.  Select the **View All** option on the Matters widget.
3.  Select the **Outside Counsels** tab.


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**Using Legal Counsel Center lists**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Legal Request** &gt; **Legal Counsel Center**
2.  Select the list icon \(\[Omitted image "lsd-lcc-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon\).
3.  In the Lists tab, navigate to **Matters** &gt; **All**.
4.  Select the **Outside Counsels** tab.


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**Using platform view**

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Legal Matter** &gt; **Matter** &gt; **All**
2.  From the list, open a legal matter.
3.  Navigate to Outside Counsels tab related list.


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</table>2.  From the list, open the outside counsel engagement request.

3.  Select **Submit for Approval**.


**Parent Topic:**[Engage with outside counsel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/lmm-eng-outcounsel.md)