Notarial Academic Training Course

A notary is a qualified lawyer whose work is recognised internationally, unlike the work of Solicitors. The primary function of a notary therefore, is the preparation of documents and the authentication of clients’ identities and signatures principally for use abroad.

There are three stages to qualifying as a Notary:

Academic training
Professional training
Appointment

Law Training Centre is the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s (FOAC) preferred provider of the Academic training, provided through our Notarial Academic Training Course. The Professional training stage is delivered by UCL through the Notarial Practice Course. FOAC is the legal regulator of the notarial profession, and with its origins in the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533, it is the oldest and most established legal regulator in the world. Law Training Centre is the only provider who is approved by the FOAC to deliver and assess the Notarial Academic Training Course.

Our Notarial Academic Training Course is a fully online, flexible option to qualify. Modules include both a comprehensive preparation course and assessment (with one resit if required). The course is split into five core modules and three professional modules, each of which can be purchased individually.

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What do notaries do?

Notaries provide their services principally to commercial firms engaged in international trade and also assist private individuals with overseas transactions, such as:

Preparing and witnessing powers of attorney for use overseas
Dealing with purchase or sale of land and property abroad
Providing documents to deal with the administration of the estate of people who are abroad, or who own property abroad
Authenticating personal documents and information for immigration or emigration purposes, or work visas for overseas employment
Authenticating company and business documents and transactions
Notarising medical reports and police reports for use in connection with accidents abroad
Dealing with documents for weddings abroad
Consents to allow minors to travel abroad.

Notaries are also entitled to deal with conveyancing and other non contentious work in England and Wales.

Why become a notary?

There are several benefits to qualifying as a notary, including:

Standing out from the crowd. As a qualified notary you are offering a potential employer the benefit of being able to attract additional clients to their practice
If you also practise as a solicitor or barrister being a notary can provide an additional source of income
Less competition. In many towns there may only be one or two notaries, giving you the edge in a highly competitive legal market
Being a notary gives you exposure to a worldwide profession, not just restricted to England and Wales.

For more information about becoming a notary, please see the complete FOAC overview.

What will you learn?

Law Training Centre’s Notarial Academic Training Course offers the modules required to complete the Academic training stage by enabling applicants to show adequate competence in the following subjects required.

Core	Professional
Public & Constitutional Law	Conveyancing
The Law of Property	Wills, Probate & Administration
The Law of Contract	Law & Practice of Companies & Partnerships
The Law of the European Union
Equity and the Law of Trusts

Over 4,500 learners choose Law Training Centre to qualify flexibly…

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Modules

Public & Constitutional Law

The Law of Property

This core module will comprehensively cover the following topics:

The definition of “land” and the distinction between real and personal property
The nature of legal and equitable interests
Registered and unregistered land
Estates and interests in land: freehold, leases, mortgages, easements, covenants relating to land, licences
Principles relating to the transfer of legal estates and interest in land, and contracts enforceable in equity
Trusts of land, joint tenancies and tenancies in common

The Law of Contract

This core module will comprehensively cover the following topics:

Formation of a contract: offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations
Contents of a contract: express and implied terms
Exemption clauses and unfair terms
Vitiating factors: duress, undue influence, non-disclosure, misrepresentation, mistake
Discharge of contracts: performance, agreement, breach, frustration
Remedies: damages, specific performance, injunction

The Law of the European Union

This core module will comprehensively cover the following topics:

Evolution of the European Union
The institutions of the European Union
The law making process
Sources and hierarchy of law in the European Union
The supremacy of European Union law
Overview of the substantive law of the European Union

Equity and the Law of Trusts

This core module will comprehensively cover the following topics:

Equity and equitable principles
Formation of trusts: the three certainties; the beneficiary principle
Formal requirements to create a trust
Legality of a trust: perpetuities and accumulations
Completely and incompletely constituted trusts
Implied, resulting and constructive trusts
Trusts of land
Charitable trusts
Appointment, retirement and removal of trustees
Trustees’ powers and duties
Rights of beneficiaries under a trust
Variation of trusts
Remedies for breach of trust

Conveyancing

This professional module will comprehensively cover the following topics:

Land registration and third-party rights
Conflicts of interest, undertakings and professional negligence
Contract: formation and enforceability
Deducing and investigating title
Pre-contract searches and enquiries
Mortgages
Planning considerations
Exchange of contracts
Pre-completion searches steps, completion and post-completion
Investigation of Title – registered and unregistered
Delayed completion and remedies
Leasehold properties
Commonhold

The Law and Practice of Companies and Partnerships

This professional module will comprehensively cover the following topics:

Company formation
Articles of association
Shares and debentures
The members of a company, including rights of minority shareholders
Company directors and other officers
Administration
Winding up
Formation of partnerships
Relationship between partners, including partners as agents
Dissolution
Limited Liability Partnerships

Wills, Probate & Administration

This professional module will comprehensively cover the following topics:

The nature and validity of wills
Intestacy
Planning and drafting a will
Construction of wills
Taxation and accounts for taxation purposes
Applying for the grant
Family provision claims
Duties and powers of personal representatives
Completion of the administration
Beneficiaries’ rights and remedies

Exemptions

If you are law graduate or legal practitioner you may already be exempt from a number of these subject areas. For more information about becoming a notary, and the exemptions available please see the following guides provided by the FOAC

We advise that you contact the FOAC to confirm your exemptions before completing our enrolment form.

Course features

Each Notarial Academic Training Course module provides the learner with the same set of course features as listed below:

Course Materials

Personal Academic Coach

Your 1:1 Personal Academic Coach will support you to stay on track not only providing academic support but also pastoral care, careers guidance, CV advice and guidance on how to balance studies and work life.

This will include 1:1 calls on course start up and at 8 weeks, as well as email support throughout.

12 Month Course Access

Practice Questions

Course fees and enrolment

£895 all inclusive price per individual module.

This price includes:

12 month access to virtual learning environment for one module (24 month access for 3 modules or more).
1 assessment and 1 resit if needed*. If required, tutor feedback on the assessment will be provided to support the learner prior to a resit.
No fixed enrolment or assessment dates.
Results and feedback. The exam team endeavour to return assessment results and feedback by email directly, normally within 10 working days from the date of the assignment.

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Course fees

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Law Training Centre accepts PayPal as a payment option. A link to PayPal will be provided on your invoice when you sign up for a course. PayPal is a secure card processor and allows you to use your debit or credit card to pay, you do not need to have a PayPal account to use this service.

Lendwise

Law Training Centre has a partnership with Lendwise to help you fund both your course fees as well as the cost of your exam/s. Lendwise is a student loan provider through which candidates can fund their postgraduate and professional qualification studies and exam fees.

A Lendwise loan comes with a fixed interest rate for the duration of the loan and no early repayment penalties. The minimum loan amount is £2,000, and the interest rate offered will depend on the overall applicant profile and the application process is entirely online.

Please contact Lendwise directly to apply for your loan.

*If required, the resit must take place within the course access period.

Standard Terms and Conditions apply and can be provided when required.

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What will I need before I get started?

Minimum hardware requirements:

Computer / laptop / Google Chromebook / Apple MacBook
Keyboard and a mouse or another pointing device
Broadband connection with 10 Mbps average speed
An Ethernet cable for maintaining internet stability
Working microphone, either internal or external
Webcam with 320 x 240 VGA resolution, either internal or external

Minimum system requirements:

Preferred internet browser: Google Chrome
Operating system: Windows 7+ / macOS 10.11+ / Chrome 58+
Free RAM: 2GB
Processor: 2GHz Intel Pentium / Intel / ARM
Free disk space: 1GB

How do I enrol?

The Law Training Centre accepts applications throughout the year so that learners can start when it suits them most.

You can complete our Notarial Academic Training Course enrolment form here.

To ensure your enrolment is processed as quickly as possible, please make sure that you read the form carefully, and fill out all the required boxes. If you need any help or have questions, please contact us on 0330 088 8495 or [email protected]

What happens after I send my enrolment form?

Once received, your enrolment will be processed by our Student Services Team. If there are any queries at this stage, we will contact you.

Invoicing:
We will issue your invoice according to your chosen option – either self–sponsored or firm-sponsored. If you are paying by instalments, a separate Direct Debit mandate email will be sent out for you to complete online, you will need to set up both the Direct Debit and complete the initial payment. Once the invoice has been paid (or the Direct Debit set up if applicable) please notify us by return email.
Payment options:
You can pay by bank transfer to our account or by card using the payment link on your invoice. Cheques are accepted and your course login will be made live once the cheque has cleared into our bank account.
Course Login:
Once we have processed your payment and the 14-day cooling-off period has passed or has been waived, please allow up to 2 working days from the invoice being paid to being emailed your course login.

Why choose Law Training Centre?

As specialised legal trainers, we’ve trained over 4,500 learners from the UK and across the globe.	Our academic team are legal professionals and academic specialists that understand the requirements of the legal sector.
Unique, fully flexible online course delivery made to fit around your work and life commitments.	Unlimited tutor support for learners to help you accelerate your legal career and stand out from the competition.