Notarial Practice Course 2021 entry - Open Day
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About this Event
UCL Faculty of Laws
Open DayUCL Notarial Practice Course 2021-23
This Open Day gives prospective students the opportunity to find out about the role and function of Public Notaries, including how they are trained, how they practice and how they are regulated. Student will have the opportunity to meet formally and informally with the UCL course tutors as well as representatives of the regulatory body, The Faculty Office, and the Notary Society.
Programme
09:00 Attendees join the zoom meeting
09:02 Welcome - Dr Ugljesa Grusic, UCL Graduate Course Director
09:10 Introduction
- What is a notary?
- Why should I become a notary?
Speaker: Christopher Vaughan, Secretary of The Notaries Society
09:35 The Educational Requirements
- Certificate of Exemption
Speaker: Neil Turpin (Chief Clerk), Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury
10:20 Comfort Break
10:40 The UCL Course
- Application
- Content and course materials
- Assignments and examinations
- Standards and Expectations
- Q & A
Speakers:
Dr Ian Williams (UCL Convenue (Year 1) - Roman Law); Dr Ugljesa Grusic (UCL Course Director and Convenor (Year 1) - Private International Law); Iain Rogers (UCL Course Convenor (Year 2) - Notarial Practice)
11:10 Comfort Break
11:15 The Faculty Office
- History, Origins of the Profession
- The Faculty Office's role as Regulator and the Legal Services Board
Post Notarial Practice Course
- Qualification and the grant of the Faculty
- Rules and Practising certificates
- Post admission supervision and training
- CPE
Speaker: Neil Turpin (Chief Clerk), Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury
11:55 Being a Notary
- A typical day as a notary
- Potential Business and fees
Speakers: Christopher Vaughan, Secretary to The Notaries Society and Megan Diamond, Notary Public (recently qualified Notary and graduate of the UCL course 2018)
12:30 Open Forum - Questions
13:00 Open Day ends