Setting up Legal Matter Management

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title: Setting up Legal Matter Management
description: Configure the foundation data for legal matters through Legal Matter Management to provide legal services to employees.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Legal Matter Management
classification: legal-matter-management
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Legal Matter Management, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
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# Setting up Legal Matter Management

Configure the foundation data for legal matters through Legal Matter Management to provide legal services to employees.

## Configuration overview

-   [Legal matter templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/legal-matter-administration.md)

    Create legal matter templates to standardize legal procedures​ for handling legal matters.

-   [Email notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_CreateANotification.md)

    Configure email notifications to be sent when specific events occur, such as when a legal matter is assigned to a matter owner or when a matter is closed or canceled.

-   [Configure Legal Matter Management to engage with outside counsel using Legal Tracker](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/configurations-for-legal-tracker-integration.md)

    Configure the requirements to enable outside counsel engagement and matter creation in Legal Tracker.


-   **[Install Legal Matter Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/install-legal-matter-management.md)**  
You can install the Legal Matter Management application \(sn\_lg\_matter\) if you have the admin role. The application includes demo data and installs related ServiceNow® Store applications and plugins if they are not already installed.
-   **[Legal matter templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/legal-matter-administration.md)**  
Legal matter templates help you standardize legal procedures​, policies, and workflows for various matter types.
-   **[Configure Legal Matter Management to engage with outside counsel using Legal Tracker](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/configurations-for-legal-tracker-integration.md)**  
Configure the requirements to enable outside counsel engagement and matter creation in Legal Tracker.

**Parent Topic:**[Legal Matter Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-matter-management/legal-matter-management-landing-page.md)