Investigative Intern

Job Title
Investigative Intern and Investigator Trainee

Employer
Bright Line Investigations LLC

Primary Location and Travel Footprint
This Hybrid position is based in Central Wisconsin. The preferred licensing and travel footprint starts in Wisconsin. As you progress, the preferred footprint expands to Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, based on licensing, readiness, and assignment needs.

Position Summary
Bright Line Investigations LLC is seeking an Investigative Intern and Investigator Trainee who wants a structured path into professional investigations and protective services. This role is designed for someone who is dependable, coachable, and committed to continuous training. The work involves substantial reading, careful writing, and disciplined documentation. You will interact with members of the public in real world settings while maintaining a calm, professional attitude and sound judgment.

Compensation, Reimbursement, and Advancement
Starting pay is $15 per hour while you complete the Wisconsin DSPS licensing process and onboarding. Once multistate licensure is achieved and you are willing to travel for assignments in the preferred footprint, compensation can increase up to $25 per hour based on performance, reliability, documentation quality, and operational readiness. Approved business expenses are reimbursed. For road trips requiring overnight stays, accommodations are provided or reimbursed at a minimum three star hotel standard, with travel approved by management.

Schedule Expectations
Most scheduling is flexible and driven by process service and assignment windows. Irregular hours can occur when surveillance, interviews, event support, or time sensitive criminal defense work requires it. Early mornings, evenings, weekends, and occasional overnight travel may occur.

Primary Duties and Training Progression
Early duties focus on process service, including professional communication, accurate documentation, and timely affidavits consistent with applicable rules and company standards. As training milestones are met, duties expand to surveillance support and surveillance assignments that are lawful and conducted from public vantage points, with clear reporting and thorough activity logs. You will assist with discovery review and analysis in complex criminal defense matters by organizing materials, building timelines, summarizing key reports, and flagging inconsistencies for investigator and attorney review. You will also accompany investigators for interviews as a trainee, supporting note taking, follow up tasks, and documentation standards. The role may include private security event support and large scale event deployments, including political and dignitary type assignments, as well as workplace safety and threat response details. Any armed duties are assigned only when properly credentialed and authorized, and are performed under Wisconsin law and company policy.

Training and Professional Development
Training is provided through in house onboarding and continuing education, plus state, national, and international association opportunities. PAWLI is the Professional Association of Wisconsin Licensed Investigators, and the trainee is expected to attend the annual PAWLI conference at the association’s designated location, funded by the agency for continuing education, networking, and professional development. We also participate in training and professional development through NCISS, which is the National Council of Investigation and Security Services, and through additional professional organizations and networks that may include Minnesota Association of Private Investigators and Protective Agents (MAPI), Iowa Association of Private Investigators (IAPI), Michigan Council of Professional Investigators (MCPI), Associated Detectives and Security Agencies of Illinois (ADSAI), the International Intelligence Network (Intellenet), and the World Association of Detectives (WAD), as designated by management based on operational needs and available training tracks. In house training is provided under the direction of Chief Investigator Kyle Corrigan, with emphasis on lawful methods, professional writing, evidence handling discipline, and sound judgment under pressure.

Professional Expectations
This role can involve stressful interactions with uncooperative witnesses, hostile or unprofessional plaintiffs/ defendants, law enforcement contacts, and members of the public. The expectation is consistent professionalism, calm communication, and good decision making. Long term growth includes expanding your competency and certifications through advanced investigative training and protective services development, while maintaining a grounded, respectful approach appropriate for clients, attorneys, courts, and the public.

Pathway to Full Time Employment
This position may progress to full time employment when the trainee demonstrates dependable performance, strong learning pace, professional judgment, and consistent composure in public facing situations. Advancement is tied to readiness, documentation quality, licensing progress, and the ability to grow professionally through continuing education and supervised field experience.

Required Knowledge and Attributes
A working knowledge of the Wisconsin Constitution and the United States Constitution is required, including comfort learning how civil liberties and due process principles shape ethical investigative practice. Strong reading comprehension, attention to detail, and clear writing are essential. A background in private security procedures, investigative practice, legal studies, or criminal justice is a plus, but not required. Willingness to learn continuously and accept coaching is mandatory.

Vehicle, Travel, and Equipment Requirements
A reliable personal vehicle with valid registration, a valid driver’s license, and insurance is expected. Four wheel drive is strongly preferred due to winter conditions in Wisconsin and surrounding states. Candidates must have a laptop suitable for professional casework, a camcorder capable of at least 20x optical zoom for field documentation, and a cell phone capable of HD video and photo capture.

Confidentiality, Non Solicitation, and Screening
A signed NDA and confidentiality agreement is required due to the sensitivity of client and case information. Strict confidentiality and non solicitation expectations apply, including limits on using, retaining, disclosing, or leveraging any client, case, or operational information outside authorized work tasks. A background check is required. With applicant permission, an OSINT screening will be conducted as part of the hiring process to confirm identity, professionalism, and licensure risk factors.

DSPS Licensing Eligibility
Applicants must be eligible for Wisconsin DSPS credentialing appropriate to assigned duties. Candidates should not apply if they have convictions or circumstances that would bar licensure. If you have concerns about eligibility, disclose them early so we can avoid wasted time on both sides.

How to Apply
Submit an email application to the address listed in the Handshake posting. Include your resume, unofficial transcripts, and a cover letter explaining why you are a strong fit for Bright Line Investigations LLC. Include your weekly availability, whether you can travel overnight, confirmation that you have the required vehicle and equipment, and any relevant experience that demonstrates reliability, writing ability, and attention to detail.