This complete hands-on guide shares the secrets, shortcuts, and realities of conducting investigative and background research using the (mostly-free) sources of publicly available information accessible on the Internet. Written for professionals -- not just legal professionals, this comprehensive desk book lists, categorizes, and describes hundreds of resources and techniques in this book to conduct background investigations on potential employees or business partners, identify and research competitive products, or locate missing clients. Legal professionals can use these resources and techniques to locate missing witnesses, clients or heirs to identify potential clients in target industries, and in preparation for depositions or trials, among other specialized research challenges they may face. Also included is a CD-ROM, which features clickable links to all of the sites contained in the book.
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