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Legal Professionals Section

The Legal Professionals Section provides comprehensive information to support you in supervising notarial activities in the legal services profession. The focus is on the legal implications and matters involving not only traditional paper-based notarizations, but also eNotarizations, eSignatures and digital certificates.

Section members receive the Legal Professionals Newsletter, where we address the critical issues of the day, and obtain unlimited access to the Legal Professionals Section, containing timely articles, comprehensive law databases, CLE training and more.

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A Notary’s Advice In The Wake Of Attempted Theft

When Gary received a call begging him to come to a home and notarize a document for a dying elderly woman, he didn’t expect to be attacked.

As a mobile Notary, Gary often gets last-minute or urgent requests for notarizations. But things became strange the moment he arrived. When he went to the door, the man who answered said there was no woman or grandmother who’d called asking for a notarization. As Gary was trying to call the woman who’d set up the appointment, a stranger walked up to him asked what time it was, and suddenly lunged for his backpack, which contained his seal and journal. More Monday, July 6, 2009

 
Identity Management Moves Front And Center In Securing Cyberspace

Because online transactions require trust between people who do not come face to face with each other, the Obama Administration’s “Cyberspace Policy Review” has made identity management a top priority for securing our critical cyber network. And that will keep Notaries squarely the middle of efforts to protect eCommerce and electronic communications. More Monday, July 6, 2009

 
Virtual Paralegals: Bringing The Job To Your Office

For paralegals facing challenges finding the right job in the current economic environment, or who aren’t happy in their present one, consider going independent.

That’s what virtual paralegals do. They work on their own for law firms or companies in any state that require such services. Lauren Hidden, marketing director of the International Virtual Assistants Association, said that she sees a definite increase in people looking at virtual assistance as a career alternative. She’s also seen an increase in law firms, lawyers and businesses looking for virtual paralegals. More Monday, July 6, 2009

 
Remember The Public Interest When Notarizing For Your Boss
Lawyers are legal experts by virtue of education and experience, but that doesn’t mean they are experts in notarization. As a paralegal-Notary and a public official, you are required to follow Notary statutes for your jurisdiction and not defer to your lawyer-boss’ wrong opinion or wishes on a notarial matter. More Monday, July 6, 2009
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