Paralegals often serve their employers in a dual role as both a legal assistant and a notary public. Our work as a notary public is typically performed entirely at the employer’s direction, at the employer’s place of business and as part of our salaried job. The employer will often pay all of the costs associated with the notary commission because it wants to provide notary services to its clients.
So what happens when clients or even nonclients ask to have documents notarized that have nothing to do with the employer’s business? Is the notary required to notarize any and all documents presented for notarization? Or can an employer limit the notary’s scope to company documents only?
