All lawyers know that much more goes into running a law firm than going to court. Administrative tasks can take up as much as 48% of a lawyer’s workweek, from sending emails to responding to lead inquiries, to attending consultations, to billing clients— there’s a lot that goes into keeping a law firm going. A … Read more
Financial crimes pose a huge threat to both financial institutions and their consumers, costing American individuals and businesses billions of dollars every year. While every financial crime can have devastating consequences, one of the most financial crimes is money laundering. Money laundering is the 3-step process of disguising an illegal source of money so that … Read more
There are millions of sources of data out there and many databases aggregate that data to help people in a variety of industries perform the research they need to get the job done. However, many traditional databases only pull records from banking and credit header data. But what if you need information about someone who … Read more
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