What is an LNC

The Legal Nurse Consultant [LNC] is a licensed registered nurse who performs a critical
analysis of clinical and administrative healthcare practices, facts and issues and their
outcomes. This analysis is provided for the legal and healthcare professions and other
organizations that represent consumers of healthcare. As licensed registered nurses, LNCs
bring specialized healthcare education and clinical experience to the medically-related issues
of the litigation process. This education and experience distinguishes LNCs from Paralegals
and Legal Assistants and provides the foundation for the LNC's ability to recognize, interpret
and analyze relevant medically-related information in a claim or case. It also makes the Legal
Nurse Consultant uniquely qualified to assess adherence to, and deviations from, standards of
care and other guidelines of healthcare practice as it applies to nursing, medicine, and other
healthcare professions.

What makes an LNC distinct?

As licensed registered nurses, legal nurse consultants bring specialized healthcare education
and clinical experience to the medically related issues of the litigation process. This education
and experience distinguishes legal nurse consultants from paralegals and legal assistants and
provides the foundation for the legal nurse consultant's ability to recognize, interpret and
analyze all relevant medically related information in a claim or case.