How to become a notary

A notary is a person specially authorized to perform notarial acts. Notary actions carried out by notaries,can be of all kinds, from the certification of various transactions to the certification of the fact of the citizen's existence. The full list of actions is listed in Chapter VII of the Fundamentals of Legislation of the Russian Federation on Notaries.

How to become a notary? The first condition is that a notary must be a citizen of the Russian Federation. The fact is that on the territory of the Russian FederationFederation only its citizens have the right to engage in notarial activities. A citizen of another country or a stateless person can not become a notary in Russia.

The next step to becoming a notary is obtaining a higher legal education of a broader profile. Certain specialty "Notary" inThere are no legal universities, because the basis for this profession is the basic legal education. In the third year you will be able to choose the specialty that you have chosen, but finally the profession will be determined only after the end of the university after passing an appropriate internship.

A notary is a profession of a wide profile, therefore it is important to understand different areas of jurisprudence. Of course, no one requires knowledge of all the subtletiesof all directions, but the more a notary knows, the more he is in demand. If you live in a large city, you can become a notary specializing in a particular direction, say, the formulation of powers of attorney. But in small cities, a notary usually has to deal with several directions at once.

After graduation, you need to pass an internship at a practicing notary (public or private). The internship lasts a year. If you already have work experience in law, internships can be reduced, but its duration should not be less than six months.

But immediately after the internship, you will not be able to become a notary public - you first need pass the qualification exam in a special commission at the university. If the examination is handed over successfully, you will bring a special oath and receive a notary license, which you are obliged to issue within one month from the date of passing the exam.

However, that's not all. If you want to become a notary, it's not enough to just learn - you need to find a job. Notaries can be both public and private (and the number of state notaries is negligible). But anyway the number of practicing notaries in the notary district is limited, it is constantly and strictly regulated by law.

Therefore, to become a notary in a given notary district, you need to wait for the vacancy. The place can become vacant for three reasons: retirement of a notary, voluntary resignation or loss of a license (say, as a result of criminal punishment). In order to occupy this vacant position, you will have to successfully pass a competition for its replacement.

The problem is that every year everyone is given outmore licenses of the notary, and there are no more vacant seats. Therefore, it is not so easy to get a place for a notary, sometimes you have to wait for years. Please note that if you do not start working as a notary for three years from the time you receive a license, you will have to re-qualify the qualification commission.

If you are lucky enough to take the vacant place of a notary, keep in mind that become a notary - it's like becoming a private entrepreneur. You will need to pay office rent, pay salaries to employees, pay state fees and contributions to the Notary Chamber.

Wherein notaries are prohibited from engaging in any other independent entrepreneurial or other activities, except the notary proper. Exceptions are creative, scientific or teaching activities. Also, a notary can not act as an intermediary in concluding contracts.

Becoming a notary is not so easy. This profession requires extensive knowledge in the field of jurisprudence and thorough practical training, and the competition is high enough, so getting a place is not easy. But if you firmly decided to become a notary, do not drop your hands before the time, work hard - and you will succeed!