This exciting 14-week course is designed to teach legal investigation to those interested in pursuing a new career and those presently working in the legal field.
This course is ideal for :
- Individuals seeking legal investigation training and skills necessary for a career in the legal field
- Current paralegals wanting to increase their legal investigation skills as well as learn new marketable job skills.
Topics Covered Include:
- Civil investigation
- Products liability investigation
- Personal injury and traffic accident forensics
- Employment accidents
- Investigation of financial and equity matters
- Professional malpractice and negligence
- Skip-tracing
- Role of a legal investigator in preparing for civil and criminal litigation.
Typical Tasks
Specific tasks typically required of a Legal Investigator may be similar to but not exactly the same as the duties of a private investigator. Legal investigators typically work for law firms and district attorneys conducting background investigations, securing legal documents and reports as well as deliver of summonses, subpoenas and other legal process.
Potential Positions
Legal Investigators are used by law firms, corporations and governmental agencies.
They may also be self-employed.
Employment Outlook
The Legal Investigator profession is widely accepted and their expertise often used to conduct an array of investigatory duties.
Online or campus
Prerequisite: None
Program Length: 14 weeks
Payment Options Are Available