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Private detectives research and analyse information to uncover facts for personal, corporate or legal reasons, depending on their clients. They conduct surveillance activities, which includes taking photos, doing background checks and interviewing individuals. Private detectives may help in criminal and civil cases, child custody, financial fraud, on-line harassment and may search for missing people. They compile all the information into a file and hand it to their clients for further action.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Documenting court proceedings and judgements;
(b) Serving statements of claims, summonses, warrants, subpoenas and other court orders;
(c) Maintaining order in court and hearing rooms;
(d) Preparing legal documents including trial briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills and contracts and preparing, papers summarizing legal positions or setting out conditions of loans or insurance;
(e) Investigating facts, assembling evidence and researching relevant statutes, decisions and other legal documents to prepare cases;
(f) Advising clients on legal matters;
(g) Examining documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgements, easements, contracts and maps in order to verify properties’ legal descriptions and ownership;
(h) Preparing documents relating to transfer of real estate, stocks or other matters requiring formal registration;
(i) Investigating possible cases of theft of goods, money or information from business establishments and of other possible cases of unlawful behaviour by customers or employees;
(j) Investigating establishments or the circumstances and behaviour of persons on behalf of clients.
Knowledge
- Law
- Psychology
- Protection of persons and property
- Sociology and cultural studies
- Journalism and reporting
Digital competencies
- Maintaining and enforcing physical security
- Carrying out forensic and police investigations
- Engaging with others to identify needs
- Ensuring compliance with legislation
- Conducting academic or market research
Digital competencies
- Analysing and evaluating information and data
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Technicians and associate professionals
Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals
Legal, social and religious associate professionals
Legal and related associate professionals
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Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Legal and related associate professionals
269
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
52,64%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
12,30% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
76,38%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
42,92%
Part-time contracts
1,27% Turnover index
40
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-9%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals
52%
48%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Legal, social and religious associate professionals
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Legal and related associate professionals
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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