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                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1

                        [LETTERHEAD OF WHITE & CASE LLP]



June 5, 2003

First Advantage Corporation
805 Executive Center Drive West, Suite 300
St. Petersburg, Florida 33702



Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8


Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as special counsel to First Advantage Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and are familiar with the proceedings and documents
relating to the proposed  registration  by the Company,  through a  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"), to be filed by the Company
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  of (a) up to 3,000,000  shares of
the Company's  Class A Common Stock,  $.001 par value,  issuable under the First
Advantage   Corporation  2003  Incentive   Compensation   Plan  (the  "Incentive
Compensation  Plan") and (b) up to  1,000,000  of the  Company's  Class A Common
Stock,  $.001 par  value  (collectively  with the  shares  registered  under the
Incentive  Compensation  Plan, the "Stock"),  issuable under the First Advantage
Corporation  2003  Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan  (together  with the Incentive
Compensation Plan, the "Plans").

     For the purposes of rendering this opinion,  we have examined  originals or
photostatic copies of the Plans and such corporate records, agreements and other
documents of the Company as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for
the opinion  hereinafter  set forth.  In connection with our examination of such
documents,  we have  assumed  the  genuineness  of all  signatures  on,  and the
authenticity  of, all documents  submitted to us as originals and the conformity
to the original  documents  of all  documents  submitted  to us as copies.  With
respect to instruments  executed by natural  persons,  we have assumed the legal
competency  and authority of such persons.  As to facts material to the opinions
expressed herein which were not independently  established or verified,  we have
relied upon oral or written statements and representations of the Company.

     Based on the foregoing,  in reliance thereon and subject to compliance with
applicable  state  securities laws and the assumptions  and  qualifications  set
forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Stock, when issued and delivered in
accordance  with  the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  in  the  Registration
Statement, the Plans, any award agreements thereunder and any related documents,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     We  hereby  consent  to the  use  of  this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration  Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that
we are within the category of persons whose consent is required  under Section 7
of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the SEC  thereunder.  This
opinion is furnished by us, as special counsel to First Advantage, in accordance
with the  requirements  of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act and, except as provided in the immediately  preceding sentence, is not to be
used,  circulated  or quoted for any other  purpose or otherwise  referred to or
relied upon by any other person  without the express  written  permission of the
undersigned.


                                                     Very truly yours,


                                                     /s/ White & Case LLP


NWR:JD:JSR


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