Winning a case takes considerable work long before going to court. No matter what field of law you’re practicing, creating a winning legal argument takes a substantial amount of research. You need access to accurate, current information and data to have a successful outcome for your clients. Legal research strategies are key to that success. … Read more
Everyone, even people who aren’t legal professionals, knows that it takes a lot for attorneys to win a case. From vetting their client and opposition to conducting legal research to gathering evidence to making their argument in court — the list goes on and on and on. Law is incredibly complex and nuanced, but ultimately, … Read more
Let’s say you’re a legal professional needing to perform legal research for your case. In the past, you may have had to request records from the court or government, and then spend hours combing through those records to find information relevant to your client. Or if you work in collections or repossession, you may have … Read more
As a business, you have a responsibility to not only make sure that any sensitive or high-level information you deal with is protected, but also that the services you provide are being provided to the right people. If information or services your company handles gets into the wrong people’s hands, it may not not only … Read more
Data is not only an incredibly powerful tool used by a wide array of industries, it’s also a necessary tool. Legal professionals, private investigators, collection agencies, corporations, financial institutions, law enforcement, and more all need data to perform certain business operations, from legal research to skiptracing to consumer due diligence and list generation. In fact, … Read more
As a business, you’re going to always deal with some level of risk. Essentially every party you interact with as a business — from employees to customers to third parties — brings at least some risk. While it’s impossible to completely eliminate risk in any company, you can work to reduce your overall risk with risk … Read more
Assets are essentially anything of value that a person, household, or business owns. Assets could be monetary (like a bank account), or they could be physical assets, like property and vehicles. Because assets are, by definition, valuable, people in all sorts of industries need to gather information on them to do their jobs. However, anyone … Read more
A key way for businesses to reduce loss and maintain strong business relationships is with risk mitigation. What is risk mitigation? Risk mitigation is when a business, whether it’s financial services, a corporation, or another industry altogether, implements policies and procedures that reduce the likelihood of risky situations occurring and decrease the severity of negative … Read more
When you’re trying to gather information about someone for a specific purpose, such as for an investigation or a vendor risk assessment report, you want to be able to turn your information into actionable intelligence. You can gather hundreds of different pieces of information about someone for investigative research, but if none of it is … Read more
An investigation is a thorough, precise, and systematic attempt to uncover the truth about something or someone by gathering facts. In reality, investigations are more nuanced. There are many types, from fraud investigation and detection to insurance investigations and even general business investigations. Despite their many differences, investigations share one key similarity — they require a variety of skills and … Read more