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# Signature process for a legal request

# Signature process for a legal request {#ariaid-title1}

* Versão de lançamento: Australia
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* Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
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You can require either an electronic or a wet (manual) signature for a legal request. The contract approval process differs depending on the signature type selected.  
* Electronic Signature: Enables users to sign contract documents electronically. For more information, see [Configure an e-signature provider for legal contracts](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/rDTa5w~Z94AoRevnKbE5XA "Configure an electronic signature provider to enable users to sign contract documents electronically."). Select the signature type as Electronic Signature if you also want to generate a certificate of completion. For more information, see [Activate a system property to generate a certificate of completion](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ybKAlLOoz1AR8czY_cfrKA "As an admin, activate the sn_lg_contracts.enable_executed_contract_audit_certificate system property to generate a certificate of completion for electronically signed non-disclosure agreements (NDA) and third-party contracts.").
* Wet Signature: Enables the finalization of the contract manually rather then electronically. You can then upload the finalized document. For more information on uploading the document, see [Add a manually signed contract](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/j8T4gKGhYWyFgXtiqzHG1g "As a legal requester, on receiving the signed contract document from the signatories, add the digital version to the legal request record.").

{#lsd-signature-workflow__ul_wmz_1rn_hxb}When the contract document is finalized, it is sent it to the signatories to get it signed.{#lsd-signature-workflow__table_xst_hbd_hlb__entry__2}

| For Electronic Signature | For Wet Signature |
|-|-|
| * The document status updates to Sent for Signature and electronic signature flow is triggered as in [legal integration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/rDTa5w~Z94AoRevnKbE5XA "Configure an electronic signature provider to enable users to sign contract documents electronically."). An email notification that the contract document is available for signature is sent to the first signatory. The email contains a link to the contract document that the signatory can open and sign the document through the Docusign or Adobe Acrobat Sign electronic signature provider as configured in the electronic signature legal integration. The first signatory is the one whose Order value in the list of signatories is set the lowest in the contract template rule. For more information, see [Configure a rule for selecting a legal contract template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/t_iVOMX7Hm38IaLF~lX6_Q "Configure a rule to identify and use the correct legal contract document template based on the submitted legal request and generate a contract document for the requester."). An email is sent to the next signatory in order after the first has signed the contract to request their signature. * Signatories can accept or decline the signature request. For more information, see [Sign or decline a legal contract electronically in Legal Simple Contracts](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/fyvvxtn5dliGEFQGJKf0Gg "As a signatory, you can review and sign or decline to sign a contract document."). {#lsd-signature-workflow__ul_rzl_fm4_1xb} | * The document status updates to Pending Signature. * An email notification is sent to the signatories with the contract document attached. * The signatories print the document, sign it, and return it to the legal requester. * The legal requester uploads the contract document in PDF format to the request. For more information, see [Add a manually signed contract](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/j8T4gKGhYWyFgXtiqzHG1g "As a legal requester, on receiving the signed contract document from the signatories, add the digital version to the legal request record."). {#lsd-signature-workflow__ul_srb_kbd_hlb} |
[Tabela 1. Submitting a Contract document for signature]

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* **[Sign or decline a legal contract electronically in Legal Simple Contracts](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/fyvvxtn5dliGEFQGJKf0Gg)**   
  As a signatory, you can review and sign or decline to sign a contract document.
* **[Wet Signature workflow](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/xHKjlNiFE8fMkqxViHMsGg)**   
  The wet signature workflow is triggered when a legal request with signature type as Wet Signature is sent to the signatories for signing.