About Us

Since 1996

Legal Locator Service is the premier choice in Oregon and nationwide for background checks, pre-employment screenings, tenant screenings & credit checks, and drug screenings. We provide employers, property owners, and property managers with screening solutions for all industries around the globe. Whether your business is large or small, public or private, global or local, we can create a background check package to fit your specific needs. Legal Locator Service’s background checks help you make your hiring process efficient and effective and the information reported secure. Legal Locator Service consistently delivers fast, accurate, affordable and FCRA compliant, and easy-to-read reports. Order, Review, Hire.

We give you the tenant background check tools you need as a landlord to rent to reliable tenants. Conducting tenant checks protect your real estate investment and help you provide a safer environment for your tenants.

Founded in 1996, by Ticia Symonds, Legal Locator Service is an Oregon based company operating globally with a secure technology platform and an experienced team of background check professionals. Our intuitive platform is paperless, which allows you to hire faster and maintain screening results with more confidence. Legal Locator Service is known for its superior customer service. You will work closely with an experienced account manager who knows you and your company.

As a woman-owned business, diversity is important to us. Legal Locator Service is a State of Oregon Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Emerging Small Business (ESB).

Legal Locator Service is a member of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA).
All employees are certified in the Basic FCRA Exam; Symonds has an Advanced FCRA certification.

The company is an approved U.S. Federal Contractor and is registered with the State of Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) No. 85012.

We have a continuous learning culture – all employees regularly complete continuing education seminars or webcasts from organizations such as the Oregon State Bar and national associations.

To support women in business, Symonds launched a group called Ladies Who Lunch in Oregon with women participants from many cities and industries.

Banking and Financial Services Background Checks

Banking and Financial Services Background Checks

The Financial Services industry is a sensitive, highly essential field and requires background checks as an utmost priority. It guards and manages the savings and investments of millions of Americans. It helps new businesses get a start. The Financial Services...

#1 Oregon Employee Screening Company since 1996

#1 Oregon Employee Screening Company since 1996

Oregon Employee Screening and Background Check Company since 1996 - Go Mobile and Hire Faster!  Legal Locator Service helps you secure the best hire quickly. Legal Locator Service has the most innovative and advanced Background Screening platform on the market. Check...

Legal Locator Service Celebrates 27 Years!

Legal Locator Service Celebrates 27 Years!

This month makes 27 years since Ticia Symonds founded Legal Locator Service in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where her background screening company is still based today. Today Legal Locator Service serves clients around the country - and the globe. Ticia was one of the first...