Description
Learn how to get the most out of using a private investigator and avoid pitfalls an investigator can cause.
There are many private investigators available, but which ones put legal and ethical standards above others? Which investigators are going to conduct investigations without cutting corners or doing anything illegal that would harm your bar card, your case, or your client? What training or experience does the investigator you want to hire have? These are all questions you should have answers to before you and your client decide to bring a private investigator on to help with your case. You will also learn effective strategies to negotiate competing results between what your client wants and what will help their case. This presentation is critical in understanding how to get the most out of using a private investigator and avoiding pitfalls an investigator can cause.
Date: 2023-08-10 Start Time: 1:00 PM ET End Time: 2:30 PM ET
Learning Objectives
Whos in Charge Here?
• Set Parameters Between Your Client and Your Investigator
• Make Sure That Everyone Is on the Same Page Before Any Investigation Is Started
• What Happens If Your Client Goes Behind Your Back?
• What If the Client Brings in Their Investigator
Ethical Expectations
• Investigators Are Not Attorneys; We Learn Through Experience
• What Type of Training Do Investigators Receive?
• When Speaking With a New Investigator, Evaluate the Following
• Honesty, Truthfulness, and Maybe Integrity
• Ask Other Attorneys for Referrals and References
• Listen to What the Investigator Has to Say About Other Cases They Worked
• Should Investigators Follow What Is Ethical/Moral or What Is Legal?
• Dont Put Your Investigator in a Place Where They Must Make a Call on Whether Something Is Legal or Not
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
• Make Sure Your Investigator Understands What This Is
• If Something Sounds Too Good to Be True, Then It Usually Is
• Feel Free to Ask Your Investigator to Outline How They Are Going to Conduct an Investigation
• When Your Client Offers Your Investigator a Bunch of Cash to Do Something Illegal
• Usually Not Our First Rodeo, an Experienced Investigator May Have an Answer on How to Obtain Information in a Legal Way
State Licensing – What Does It Cover?
• The Application Varies From State to State
• Some States Dont Require Licensing at All
• Many States Dont Require Continuing Education
• Do We Have to Be Insured?
• Private Investigators Dont Need Any Type of Degree to Receive a License in Any State
CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,NALA ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Patrick McPherson-Metro Legal Services
