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title: Configure Legal Simple Contracts
description: Set up the foundation data for legal simple contracts so employees can use them to submit a legal request to the legal department.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Legal Simple Contracts
classification: legal-simple-contracts
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Legal Simple Contracts, Legal Service Delivery Practice Applications, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
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# Configure Legal Simple Contracts

Set up the foundation data for legal simple contracts so employees can use them to submit a legal request to the legal department.

As an administrator, install and configure components for Legal Simple Contracts.

-   **[Install Legal Simple Contracts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/install-legal-simple-contracts.md)**

    Install Legal Simple Contracts application that enables employees to submit legal requests for getting legal support and guidance for contracts.

-   **[Activate Word Document Templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-install-wdt.md)**

    By default Legal Simple Contracts support legal contract templates in HTML and PDF format. To enable the support for legal contract template in Microsoft Word format, install Word Document Templates \(sn\_doc\_word\) plugin.

-   **[Configure Legal Simple Contracts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/config-legal-simple-cont.md)**

    Set up the foundation data for legal simple contracts so employees can use them to submit a legal request to the legal department.