Set up Outside Firms for Legal Invention Disclosure

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Configure Outside Firm records to enable the assignment of outside counsels to review and process the patent filing of Legal Invention Disclosure requests.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_lg_matter.matter_config

Procedure

Navigate to All > Legal Matter > Outside Counsel Setup > Setup Outside Firms.
Select New.

On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Outside Firm Name	Name of the outside firm.
Description	Detailed description about the outside firm.
Office Name	Name of the office of the outside firm.
Street Address	Address of the outside firm.
PO Box number	Post box number of the outside firm.
City	City where the outside firm is located.
State/Province	State or province where the outside firm is located.
Country	Country where the outside firm is located.
Active	Option to make the Outside Firm record active.

Select Submit.

What to do next

Set up Outside Counsels for Legal Invention Disclosure

Parent Topic:Configure Legal Invention Disclosure

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title: Set up Outside Firms for Legal Invention Disclosure
description: Configure Outside Firm records to enable the assignment of outside counsels to review and process the patent filing of Legal Invention Disclosure requests.
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product: Legal Invention Disclosure
classification: legal-invention-disclosure
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Set up Outside Firms for Legal Invention Disclosure

Configure Outside Firm records to enable the assignment of outside counsels to review and process the patent filing of Legal Invention Disclosure requests.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_lg\_matter.matter\_config

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Legal Matter** &gt; **Outside Counsel Setup** &gt; **Setup Outside Firms**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Outside Firm Name|Name of the outside firm.|
    |Description|Detailed description about the outside firm.|
    |Office Name|Name of the office of the outside firm.|
    |Street Address|Address of the outside firm.|
    |PO Box number|Post box number of the outside firm.|
    |City|City where the outside firm is located.|
    |State/Province|State or province where the outside firm is located.|
    |Country|Country where the outside firm is located.|
    |Active|Option to make the Outside Firm record active.|

4.  Select **Submit**.


## What to do next

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