Notarial Services for Higher Education Institutions

Fatchett & Co. Notaries provides specialist notarial services to universities, higher education institutions and organisations working within the education sector.

We understand that universities regularly require documents to be authenticated for use overseas, often within tight timescales. These requirements can arise in connection with international partnerships, overseas campuses, student and staff mobility, research collaborations, academic appointments and the recognition or verification of educational qualifications.

Our experience includes dealing with educational certificates, degree certificates, transcripts, awards, letters and institutional documentation, together with corporate and commercial documents requiring notarisation for use in another jurisdiction.

We understand that the legal status and constitutional basis of a university can be relevant when documents are being notarised for overseas use. We have experience dealing with institutions established by Royal Charter, statute and other constitutional arrangements, and understand the importance of identifying the appropriate authority and signatory. This can be particularly important where documents are being executed by officers, authorised representatives or senior members of the institution.

We appreciate that university documentation can involve several stages of authentication. A document may require notarisation before being submitted for an Apostille or further consular legalisation, and the precise requirements can vary according to the destination country and the nature of the document. We can advise on the appropriate process and coordinate the notarisation and legalisation requirements.

Responsiveness is particularly important when dealing with international deadlines. Our team is accustomed to dealing with urgent requests and can provide a next-day legalisation service where the relevant requirements and documents permit. We can also arrange onward handling and courier delivery where required.

We aim to provide universities with a responsive, practical and straightforward service, whether the requirement concerns a single document or a larger number of documents for an international project.

For further information please email sarah.smewin@fatchett.co.uk or call us on 0121 437 3490.