Notarial acts are performed by notaries working in state notary
offices or in private practice. Although, according to the law, the activity of notaries is not entrepreneurial and does not pursue the goal of making a profit, it is very profitable, and notaries always have work, regardless of economic or political crises.
It is necessary
It is necessary to familiarize yourself with the Fundamentals of the Legislation of the Russian Federation on Notaries dated 11.02.1993
Instructions
Step 1
A notary office can only be opened by someone who is a notary. Notarial activities in Russia are licensed. This means that authorized state bodies (justice authorities) must issue you a license before you can engage in notarial activities, and to obtain such a license, you will need to undergo an internship at a public notary office or with a private notary for a period of at least one year and pass a qualifying exam. …
Step 2
It is not difficult to do an internship: you just need to get a job in a notary office as a notary trainee. In some cases, if you have extensive experience in the legal profession, your internship may be shortened to six months. But this will require a joint permission from the justice body and the notary chamber. After you complete the internship, you will need to pass the exam, which is taken by the qualification commission formed by the justice authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Anyone who did not pass the exam the first time can take it again in a year.
Step 3
After passing the exam, you take the oath and receive a license. Now you have the right to engage in notarial activities. Despite the fact that by law a notary is not an entrepreneur, in practice a notary's office is a small business. You have the right to open current and other accounts in any bank, including foreign currency, to hire and fire employees (you will need at least one assistant), to dispose of the income received.
Step 4
It is worth remembering that the number of notaries is determined by the justice authority and the notary chamber. That is, this number is limited. This is a big plus for a notary, as he will always have a job. However, the profit of your notary office can be significantly increased if you consider several important points.
Step 5
The good location of the notary's office is of great importance. A win-win option is a notary office next to a law or real estate firm, a translation agency. Such companies are most often located in the city center. It will be more expedient if the notary office being opened will work seven days a week, like many translation bureaus and real estate companies. The main services provided by a notary office should be the certification of contracts and wills, as well as the certification of the authenticity of signatures on documents and the authenticity of copies of documents, since the demand for such services is always stable. Do not forget about the work of a notary on the road (for example, at home to a sick person - to certify a will). On the road, a notary earns twice as much as in an office.
