How to Do Fast, Effective & Free Internet, Investigative Research - Webcast
October 2018
How to Do Fast, Effective & Free Internet, Investigative Research
Program Description:
In this fast-paced seminar you'll learn some of the best Internet search strategies and sources for finding crucial information that you might otherwise miss.
You'll also learn how to use free public record sites and sites with free “publicly available” information (including social media sites) for discovery, trial preparation, background checks, and for locating missing persons.
We'll reveal hidden Google search features and shortcuts to speed up your research, and you'll discover the advantages -and limitations - of data broker databases.
Don't be left behind in exploiting this gold mine of information!
Agenda:
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:15 pm
(Includes one 15-minute break)
Mastering Google for Investigative/Due Diligence Research
1. Learn Google Tips and Tricks and Other Internet Search Strategies
- Discover if lawyers have a duty to Google
- Create more effective searches to locate crucial information you might otherwise miss
- Discover hidden search features, secrets, and shortcuts
- Key into Google’s “advanced search” menu to create more sophisticated and targeted searches
- Filter search results to find precise information
- Find addresses, phone, fax, and cell numbers for service of process, etc.
- Uncover news from current and archival sources
- Keep on top of your research using free alerts
- Find images and learn about reverse image searching
- Learn why you need “cache”
2. The Wayback Machine
- Track down deleted or altered Web pages
- Find out how to get pages from the Wayback
- Machine admitted into evidence
3. Other Search Engines and Meta-Search Sites
- Anonymous searching
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm – 4:30 pm
(Includes one 15-minute break)
Investigative/Due Diligence Research Strategies
4. Learn How to Search Like a Private Investigator
- Learn the key differences between public records, “publicly available” information, and “proprietary” information
- Glean personal information from search engines
- Learn to use inexpensive data broker databases to create dossiers about your subjects
- Develop more effective Internet investigative search strategies
- Find out how you can uncover driver’s license or vehicle records
- Mine the Web for missing people
- Dig up death records, birthdays, and Social Security numbers
- Extract background information from dockets
- Unearth bankruptcies
5. Find Out How to Access Expensive Databases – for FREE – to Find:
- Factual information
- Background information
- Full-text newspaper and magazine articles
- Press releases
6. Master Quick and Easy Methods to Retrieve Background Information from Public Record and Publicly Available Sites from:
- Online telephone/address directories to obtain information for service of process, etc.
- Public record portals
- Criminal records and sex offender registries
- S.E.C. filings
- Expert witness directories
7. Discover How to Use Social Media Sites for Investigative Research
- Find out “secret” ways to ferret out information from social media profiles
- Successfully navigate through many social media sites to:
- Obtain useful background/investigative information about parties, lawyers, judges, experts, jurors, and current and potential clients
- Find information to attack a party or witness’ credibility
- Uncover fraud
- Seek out the smoking gun
- Explore whether you can subpoena social media companies to obtain profiles
- Discover how to preserve the information you find
- Learn about overcoming social media discovery issues
- Find out how to authenticate social media profiles and get them admitted into evidence
4:30
Adjourn
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $359.00 |
| CBA Member | $329.00 |
| CBA Litigation Section Member | $279.00 |
| Paralegal/Support Staff | $239.00 |
| CLE Basic Pass Holder | $39.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS---ELITE Pass Holder | $39.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $29.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits:
- EDI Credits:
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