Mobile Notary · Law firm signings
Mobile Notary for Attorneys and Law Firms
DFS sends a notary to a firm's client or witness, at the firm's office or the signer's home, for documents counsel has already prepared and needs notarized.
Support for firm signings
Notary visits for clients and witnesses, with jurats for affidavits and pickup or delivery of the signed originals.
- Client signingsNotary visits at the client's home or workplace, or at your office during business hours.
- Jurats for sworn documentsThe notary administers the oath or affirmation and completes the jurat for affidavits, declarations and sworn statements.
- AcknowledgmentsSigner acknowledgment for instruments such as powers of attorney and deeds, as directed by counsel.
- Document delivery coordinationSigned originals can be returned to the firm or carried onward through DFS Courier.
- Clear billing$65 base, $1 per mile one way and $12 per signature, confirmed before the visit.
The affidavit is drafted. The signer is across town.
Firms regularly finish an affidavit or declaration only to learn the client cannot get to the office before the filing date. Moving the notary is often easier than moving the signer.
DFS works from the documents counsel provides. The firm decides what is signed; DFS handles the visit, the identification check and the notarial certificate.
Working with the firm
- Send the documentsProvide the final, unsigned documents and tell DFS which certificate each requires.
- Schedule the signerDFS coordinates a business-hours time with the client or witness and confirms the fee.
- Complete and returnThe notary completes the notarization and the originals go back to the firm or onward by courier.
Boundaries counsel should know
The notary's role is limited to the notarial act.
- The notary will not explain the document's legal effect to your client; questions go back to counsel.
- Documents must arrive unsigned and complete; blanks should be resolved by the firm first.
- The firm selects the certificate type; DFS does not choose between an acknowledgment and a jurat on the signer's behalf.
Questions about notary for attorneys
Can DFS pick up the signed affidavit and file it?
DFS can coordinate return of the originals and, through its courier and filing support, deliver them to the clerk. Ask when booking so the visit and delivery are scheduled together.
Can a paralegal attend the signing?
Yes. Firm staff may attend; the signer still must appear before the notary with acceptable ID.
What if the client has questions about what they are signing?
The notary will pause and direct the client to counsel, because a notary cannot give legal advice.
Guides on this topic
Longer answers from the DFS Guides & FAQ.
Related services
Next steps and alternatives that often go with this work.
Reviewed October 2026 by Delator Field Services. General information, not legal advice.
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