notary

Notaries ensure the authenticity and legitimacy of official documents such as declarations, certificates, contracts, deeds and purchases. They examine the documents, witness the signing and authenticate them. They administer oaths and affirmations and perform other acts of notarisation.

The most in-demand skills for this role include private law, contract law, property law, law of non-marital cohabitation, civil law, constitutional law. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives notary a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.