There is no general concept of a legal profession in France. The "notaire" is a public officer, under the Ministry of Law's supervision, who draft or give authenticity to certain documents that require formality under the law (such as marriage contracts and real property deeds). You usually hire a notaire for:
• Family matters: marriage contracts & divorces, filiation & adoption, gifts & settlements, wills, estates of deceased persons...
• Business Law: companies partnerships, transfer, merger & formation, business assets, commercial leases & sole proprietors...
• Real Estate: property sales & constructions...
• Financial & Property Administration: taxation matters, advices on your assets...

A "notaire" is a also a property specialist. He/She possesses exclusive rights to access the M.I.N. File, a national file where all property transactions are recorded, and which grants him perfect knowledge of the real-estate market. Therefore, he/she is often retained to:

• Find the property that match your requirements or sell your property quickly and at the best possible price.
• Carry out the valuation of a property, certify the area, negociate the transaction.
• Ensure that the most appropriate tax treatment is applied and choose the best financing method.
• Help you in dealing with officialdom, by drafting the deed & other administrative formalities.

Your notaire is the safest interlocutor to deal with all areas of French Law

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