Locate Investigator

Magna Legal Services; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna Legal Services, LLC is seeking an experienced Locate Investigator to join our Investigations team. This role will conduct desktop-based investigations to locate individuals and verify information for a variety of legal matters, often supporting service of process for plaintiff and defense firms.

Availability to work Central Time business hours is required. Two to five years of related experience and a background in law enforcement, a law firm, or a professional investigative environment

Qualifications

• Two to five years of experience in investigations, skip tracing, service of process, or related field.
• Experience in law enforcement, law firm, court system, or professional investigative environment preferred.
• Ability to conduct detailed online research using public records and databases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with multi-source assessment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive locate and skip-tracing investigations for missing or hard-to-find individuals.
• Search public records, proprietary databases, social media, and other sources to identify current addresses and contact information.
• Conduct lawful investigative calls to obtain or verify information per policies and ethics.
• Interview relatives, associates, neighbors, employers, and others who may have relevant information.
• Review information from multiple sources to identify connections and develop leads.
• Document findings clearly, maintaining organized case notes and supporting records.
• Coordinate service-of-process activities with field investigators and process servers.
• Provide timely case updates and communicate findings and next steps to the team.
• Handle sensitive information with discretion.

Skills

Investigations

Skip tracing

Service of process

Public records research

Interviewing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Psychology, Communications, or related field

Tools

Investigative databases

Public records databases

Social media research tools

Job description

Magna Legal Services is a trusted nationwide partner to law firms, corporations, insurance carriers, and government agencies, delivering comprehensive legal support at every stage of a case. From court reporting and record retrieval to jury consulting, investigations, litigation graphics, and language services, we help our clients navigate complex legal challenges with confidence. Our reputation is built on the expertise, dedication, and professionalism of our team, and we’re proud to foster a culture where talented people can do meaningful work and grow their careers.

Magna Legal Services is seeking an experienced Locate Investigator to join our Investigations team. This individual will conduct desktop-based investigations to locate individuals and verify relevant information for a variety of legal matters. The role will primarily support plaintiff and defense law firms, often in connection with service of process. This position requires availability to work a schedule aligned with Central Time business hours.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive locate and skip-tracing investigations involving individuals who are missing, difficult to find, or attempting to avoid contact, including debtors, heirs, beneficiaries, witnesses, and other persons connected to legal matters.
• Search and analyze public records, proprietary databases, social media, and other available sources to identify current addresses, contact information, employment details, associates, and other relevant information.
• Conduct lawful investigative calls to obtain or verify information while adhering to company policies and applicable legal and ethical requirements.
• Interview relatives, associates, neighbors, employers, and other individuals who may have relevant information.
• Review and evaluate information from multiple sources to identify connections, resolve discrepancies, and develop actionable leads.
• Document investigative findings clearly and accurately, maintaining organized case notes and supporting records.
• Coordinate service-of-process activities with field investigators and process servers.
• Provide timely case updates and communicate findings, challenges, and recommended next steps to internal team members.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with appropriate care and discretion.

Desired Background

• Two to five years of relevant experience in investigations, skip tracing, service of process, or a related field.
• Experience in law enforcement, a law firm, the court system, legal services, collections, or a professional investigative environment is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct detailed online research using public records, investigative databases, social media, and other research tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess information from multiple sources and develop effective investigative strategies.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple active cases.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; regular interaction with colleagues, field investigators, process servers, and third parties is a core function of the position.
• High level of professionalism, persistence, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work a schedule aligned with Central Time business hours.
• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Psychology, Communications, or a related field is preferred.
• Bilingual capabilities are a plus.

Magna Legal Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.