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title: Work on a task for a digital forensic legal matter
description: Follow the instructions and complete the to-do items in the checklist of a legal matter task assigned to you.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/work-on-dft-matter-task.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage, Legal Digital Forensics, Legal Service Delivery Practice Applications, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
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# Work on a task for a digital forensic legal matter

Follow the instructions and complete the to-do items in the checklist of a legal matter task assigned to you.

## Before you begin

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

## Procedure

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

2.  Click the list icon \(\[Omitted image "lsd-lcc-list-icon.png"\] Alt text: List icon\).

3.  In the **Lists** tab, under **My Work**, click **Tasks to do**.

4.  In the Tasks To Do list, open a task you want to work on and mark as complete.

5.  Follow the instructions listed in the **Instructions** section on the form and complete the to-do items in the **Checklist** section.

6.  Update the data source details with required information.

    1.  In the **Data Source Details** tab, click the value in the **Hold notice issued** column to open the data source details record.

    2.  On the Data Source Details form, fill in the required fields.

        **Note:** The Data Source Details form has a different set of fields as configured in the data source. For more information, see [Configure a data source for digital forensics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/configure-forensics-search-sources.md).

    3.  If you have notified the custodians of their data or device being on legal hold, select **Hold notice issued**.

    4.  Upload relevant documents from the **Attachments** section.

    5.  Click **Save**.

7.  In the **Activity** section of the task, enter comments or add attachments.

8.  Click **Mark as Complete**.


## Result

The matter task is completed and sent to the matter owner for approval.

**Parent Topic:**[Managing digital forensics requests](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/managing-legal-dft-request.md)