It is a vocational and complex profession
Being a notary impresses character
In the introduction I said that being a notary is a profession of character. That it is a vocational and complex profession. I think that is a good summary
Among all legal professions, the notary is the one that is closest to people, their families and companies.
The notary is involved in all facets of private law on a day-to-day basis. He is an enforcer of the law and an authority, as a public official.
What he authorises thereby produces important judicial and extrajudicial effects in legal transactions. He assumes a great responsibility and at the same time has a great visibility. Much more than any other civil servant. In addition, he manages the notary's office. In addition to the two facets established by notarial legislation - public official and professional - the knowledge and application of business criteria in his day-to-day work must be added to the latter.
A profession with many edges.
Countries in which the notary is publicly recognized
Woman in the presidency of the International Union of Notaries
States where the European Notaries Conference is held
The notarial function is a real journey through private law.
Public law
Orality
Presence and immediacy, -orality-, is consubstantial to the notarial function. For this reason, the pandemic was a hard test. Being restricted the activity to only the most urgent matters, the physical presence in the notary's offices was maintained.
Publications by Ana
Professional Notarial Code
This work presents an initial work on notarial law, which I believe summarizes the function.
Notarial legislation, fourth edition
Its constant development shows that the notarial function is making progress in the challenges of the 21st century.
