Notary

Notary duties and responsibilities

The primary responsibility of a Notary is to oversee the signing of important documents, such as contracts, wills and articles of incorporation by the required parties. Some important Notary job duties and responsibilities include:

• Examining legal documents to verify completeness
• Verifying identities of document signers
• Determining the willingness of document signers to prevent fraud
• Entering document signing information into a notary journal
• Administering oaths and taking acknowledgments
• Legally affixing notary seals on completed documents

Notary skills and qualifications

Notaries must meet several state qualifications in order to legally work and provide Notary services in their states. They work in many settings, ranging from government offices and legal firms to financial institutions and home offices. Notaries must possess the ability to be fair, honest and impartial when dealing with the public. A Notary should have the following skills and qualifications to successfully excel in their position:

• Strong communication skills
• Problem-solving
• Ability to work well with others
• Strong reading comprehension skills
• Ability to be flexible when scheduling notarizing appointments with clients
• Ability to exhibit empathy when working with sensitive documents and vulnerable clients