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Feb 08, 2008 4:24 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hi everyone,
 
I have a Private Investigation agency and have been up and running since 2006.  I have also worked for attorneys for 10 years as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Family Law and Civil Litigation in S. Florida but I have just recently moved to Central Florida.  My challenge is determining who is my target market.  It seems the domestic market would be where I should focus because the bigger insurance companies all require a lot more liability insurance that I carry and more of a team of investigators.  In the past I have done locates for attorney`s witnesses, background investigations and records retrival, surveillance and interviews.  I am also considering integrating simple wills, divorces, and legal forms preparation as more of the bread and butter of the business since it has been my experience working for other small agencies that there is a long cycle on the work fluctuation.
 
I am blocked on what step to take next and could use some advice.
 
Thanks,
Glenda Kennedy, Owner
Cobalt Investigations, LLC
(954) 865-7478
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Feb 09, 2008 9:19 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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So would you say that you have a strong skill set in Family Law, and another in Civil Litigation? If so, what skills are involved? I understand you`re not an attorney, but what skills have you gained as a paralegal?

I`m looking for categorical skills, because when you have those, you can begin to move outside of one "application" of skills, and begin sorting applications according to skills and sets of skills.

For example, if you have strong Family Law skills, you likely also could build a business in family counseling, mediation, and other negotiation-type events where a knowledge of where are the boundaries would come in handy, see?

What you`re trying to do is build a "grid" of skills. Then it`ll be a bit easier to figure out which skills come together into the direction you`d like to go.
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