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AI: Your New Investigator BFF? (Well, Maybe Not Quite Yet…)

Remember that time you stayed up all night prepping for an investigation, fueled by lukewarm coffee and sheer panic? Yeah, we’ve been there too. So what if we told you there’s a new sheriff in town – one that can analyze documents, suggest interview questions, and even whip up a

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Union Investigations: A Minefield of Legalese

Dear Overworked Professionals, We know you’re busy navigating a sea of HR nightmares, so let’s cut to the chase: Union investigations are a special kind of hell.  Brace yourselves.  (Oh, and some of this union stuff applies to your non-union employees too.)  Weingarten Rights: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

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What Do I Do If Somebody Cries?

Natalie Lynch is a credentialed investigator and licensed attorney. What do I do if somebody cries? I usually acknowledge that they’re having an emotion and ask if they need a minute and get them a Kleenex. And beyond that, I don’t do much at all about it. Some people cry

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What Do You Do If a Witness Asks You for Legal Advice?

Natalie Lynch is your credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do if a witness asks you for legal advice? You don’t give it to them. It’s as simple as that. And this question goes to people who both are attorneys, as well as investigators who

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What Do You Do With All Your Investigative Notes?

Natalie Lynch is you’re credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do with all your investigative notes? ` I still take investigative notes by hand for a lot of reasons, but that leaves me, at the end of an investigation, being a person with investigative notes.

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What Do You Do If Somebody Just Won’t Participate?

Natalie Lynch is a credentialed investigator and licensed attorney, not a vlogger. What do you do if somebody just won’t participate? I think you just acknowledge that you cannot control them. There are reasons that people don’t participate. If they’re hospitalized, they’re in a coma – they’re not going to

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