Collect evidence for legal proceedings.

Collect evidence for legal proceedings. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 9 occupations and seen in 17 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Investigate criminal or legal matters. in Getting Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 15 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 12 (80%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 1 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.033% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death. · Coroners · importance 5.0 · no direct exposure
• Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence. · Coroners · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons. · Coroners · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Observe, record, and preserve any objects or personal property related to deaths, including objects such as medication containers and suicide notes. · Coroners · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Collect and document any pertinent medical history information. · Coroners · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies. · Accountants and Auditors · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Obtain summary of incident from officer in charge at crime scene, taking care to avoid disturbing evidence. · Detectives and Criminal Investigators · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Prepare evidence for presentation in court. · Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Collect evidence to support contested claims in court. · Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Prepare evidence for disciplinary hearings, including preparing witnesses to testify. · Labor Relations Specialists · importance 4.1 · exposure with tools
• Collect, identify, evaluate, or preserve case evidence. · Government Property Inspectors and Investigators · importance 3.9 · exposure with tools
• Conduct field surveillance to gather case-related information. · Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Prepare briefs and assist in searching and seizing records to prepare charges and documentation for court cases. · Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Collect wills, burial instructions, and other documentation needed for investigations and for handling of the remains. · Coroners · importance 3.5 · exposure with tools
• Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books for use in examinations or as proofs or ready reference. · Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Analyze data from computers or other digital media sources for evidence related to criminal activity. · 19-4092.00
• Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence. · 19-4092.00

Occupations that perform this

• Coroners
• Accountants and Auditors
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators
• Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
• Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
• Labor Relations Specialists
• Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
• Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
• 19-4092.00

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Collect evidence for legal proceedings.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/collect-evidence-for-legal-proceedings}
}