How to Improve Litigation Research with Public Records

How to Improve Litigation Research with Public Records

Litigators, also called “trial lawyers,” are attorneys that handle legal disputes between two different parties. Most of the time, these disputes end in settlement. However, if the dispute cannot be settled outside of court, litigation cases will go to court in front of a judge and jury. Whether the case ends up in court or … Read more

Three Tips for Using Public Records for Legal Due Diligence

Three Tips for Using Public Records for Legal Due Diligence

For legal professionals, doing your due diligence, whether it’s on the client, opposition, or case in general, is a necessary but tedious task. If you don’t assess all sources of possible risk, you may walk straight into surprises in the courtroom that could hinder your strategy.   Due diligence not only helps you mitigate risk and … Read more

Three Reasons Why Your Law Practice Needs a Public Records Database

Three Reasons Why Your Law Practice Needs a Public Records Database

If you’re a legal professional, performing deep dives on individuals is part of the job. You need to gather comprehensive information on every person involved in the case, and that requires hours of research. Some legal professionals hire private investigators to help perform this research, and others do it themselves. But in law, time is … Read more

Three Tips on How to Cut Legal Research Costs

Three Tips on How to Cut Legal Research Costs

Legal research can be a tedious and costly, but it’s also a necessary and unavoidable task for any legal professional. There are numerous different elements involved in legal research, such as case research and fact research, and different ways you can go about gaining the information you need and begin building your arguments. Legal research software has provided … Read more

Free Webinar: Public & Private Records Research and Compliance

Recap Public & Private Records Research and Compliance

This webinar is now available on-demand. Register here and watch now! Facts matter – especially for lawyers who rely on factual data to build their cases and represent their clients. But with the seemingly endless amount of data available — from people search engines to skip tracing software — finding the right information and knowing … Read more

Using Investigative Data Platforms for Smarter Document Discovery

Using Investigative Data Platforms for Smarter Document Discovery

by Josh Taylor Smart document discovery means knowing your case inside and out before the documents start trickling in. It’s been quite a while since the last installment of our Guide to Investigative Data series, but the new year (especially one that’s not 2020) is the perfect time to change up your habits and deploy … Read more

Free Webinar: 5 Tips to Eliminate​ Surprises in Your Cases

Free Webinar - 5 Tips to Eliminate Surprises in Your Cases

This webinar is now available on-demand. Register here and watch now! When it comes to law, information is power. If you’re a legal professional, you need to walk into the courtroom knowing all the facts about the case so that there are no surprises later on. But finding all the facts, especially with billions of different records out … Read more

Free Webinar: New Legal Research Tools & Techniques for 2023

New Legal Research Tools 2021

This webinar is now available on-demand. Register here and watch now! With the vast amount of new and easy-to-use technology available for legal research, it’s time for legal professionals to leave traditional and costly legal research solutions in the past. So how do you start taking advantage of new legal research software to help your practice be more cost-effective and efficient? … Read more

Tracers Bar Member Benefits and Partnerships

Tracers Partnerships

Updated 1/7/2021 Tracers investigative research software has not only partnered with a number of new legal technology software vendors but also teamed up with local and state bar associations across the country to offer attorneys and members discounts on Tracers. Here’s a rundown of some of the new partnerships and member benefits programs. If your association … Read more

Gathering Data On (and For) Your Client

How to Gather Data For (and-On) Your Clients

by Josh Taylor Investigative Data Is a Necessity to Successful Lawyering In this series, which I am affectionately calling the “Lawyer’s Guide to Investigative Data,” I’ll explore how data and facts can make or break your case. A lawyer (or anyone for that matter) who is not armed with facts will surely lose almost every … Read more