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# Submit a Legal Hold Notification matter

# Submit a Legal Hold Notification matter {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated June 13, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Create a Legal Hold Notification matter to initiate the process of preserving the data related to the legal hold when the legal hold is issued.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_lg_hold.legal_hold_fulfiller or sn_lg_ops.legal_fulfiller

## Procedure

1. Access the Legal Hold Notification matter intake form through either the Employee Center or the Legal Counsel Center.

   | Option | Description |
   | Using Employee Center (sn_lg_hold.legal_hold_fulfiller) | 1. Navigate to AllEmployee Center 2. Select Legal services from the header. 3. In the Ethics and compliance category, select Legal Hold Notification. {#submit-lg-hold-notif-matter__ol_fbg_sb4_qfc} |
   | Using Legal Counsel Center (sn_lg_ops.legal_fulfiller) | 1. Navigate to ListMattersAll 2. Select New. 3. In the Request type pop-up window, select Legal Hold Notification. 4. Select Submit. {#submit-lg-hold-notif-matter__ol_xly_rb4_qfc} |
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2. On the Legal Hold Notification matter intake form, fill in the fields.  
   Note:  
   For a description of the field values, see [Legal hold notification matter intake form](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8sGygnjUcnxV05qgxww9fg "Use the Legal hold notification intake form to submit the legal hold notification matter.").
3. Select Submit.

## Result

A Legal Hold Matter is created.

In the Legal Hold Matter page, under the Tasks tab, a task is created with the initial state set to Draft.

In the Custodians tab, the custodian details are added.

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