A STMG graduate who wants to become a notary faces a path designed for legal profiles. No law courses in high school, no legal dissertation in the curriculum, and yet the same exams to pass as those with a general baccalaureate. The question is not whether it is possible, but to understand precisely how to navigate the path and what to compensate for.
Catch up on law without a traditional degree: the BTS notariat strategy after a STMG baccalaureate
The law degree is often seen as a necessary step. For a STMG graduate, the BTS notariat changes the game. This two-year program, accessible via Parcoursup, lays the foundations of property law, family law, and deed drafting, without requiring prior knowledge in general legal culture.
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The curriculum covers civil law, commercial law, and notarial practice. STMG graduates come in with an often underestimated advantage: their mastery of management and the economic environment. Subjects related to office accounting, taxation of transfers, and the calculation of inheritance rights are more familiar to them than to a general baccalaureate holder.
Those wishing to deepen their studies to become a notary after the baccalaureate will find in the BTS notariat a structured entry point, with internships in offices that allow them to confront the field from the first year.
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The key point remains the level of written expression and legal methodology. The general law exams require an analytical capacity that the STMG baccalaureate does not develop at the same level as the general baccalaureate. We will return to this later.
Professional degree in notarial professions: the decisive step after the BTS
After the BTS notariat, the professional degree in notarial professions represents the pivotal year. Offered by several universities (including Lyon 3, which also offers it remotely), it allows for obtaining a diploma recognized by the profession and directly accessing a position as a notary’s collaborator.
For a STMG profile, this professional degree is strategically important for two reasons. It consolidates the legal knowledge acquired in the BTS while opening the way to the higher diploma. This is the last moment to decide whether to aim for collaborator or titular notary.
The training alternates between in-depth notarial law courses and periods in the office. Feedback varies on this point, but students from STMG generally report that the year is dense in inheritance law and company law, two subjects where the foundation of the BTS is not always sufficient.
Accessing the DESN after a STMG path: bridging the gap in legal culture
The diploma of higher studies in notarial law (DESN), awarded by professional notarial training centers like the INFN, constitutes the professional path to becoming a notary. The other path, academic, goes through a master’s degree in notarial law. Both lead to the same outcome, but the professional path is better suited for STMG profiles who have built their path through the BTS and then the professional degree.
The concrete problem: DESN candidates are competing with graduates of a master’s degree in law, trained in legal dissertation, case commentary, and general legal culture for four years. A STMG graduate who arrived through the BTS and then the professional degree has accumulated practical know-how, but their theoretical background remains thinner.
Three levers to compensate against traditional legal profiles
- Work on legal methodology independently from the BTS: practice case commentary and synthesis notes, even if these exercises are not formally included in the curriculum. L1 law methodology manuals are sufficient to acquire the reflexes.
- Capitalize on office experience: internships and work-study programs provide knowledge of acts, clients, and procedures that master’s students discover late. In interviews and exams, this practical dimension makes a difference in concrete cases.
- Strengthen obligations law and property law alongside the professional degree: these two subjects form the foundation of almost all DESN exams. A STMG graduate who masters them closes the gap with a traditional university profile.
The complete path, from STMG baccalaureate to DESN, takes at least five years after the baccalaureate: two years of BTS, one year of professional degree, then two years of training for the DESN including an internship in an office.
University path or professional path: which notarial route to choose with a STMG profile
The university path requires a law degree (three years), followed by a master’s degree in notarial law (two years). For a STMG graduate, the law degree at university remains accessible via Parcoursup, but the success rate in the first year is lower for technological profiles than for general baccalaureate holders.
The professional path (BTS notariat, professional degree, then DESN via the INFN) is more gradual. It allows for early professionalization and validates each step with a diploma that has value in the job market, even without going all the way through the notarial path.
In practical terms, a holder of the BTS notariat can work in an office. A holder of the professional degree in notarial professions accesses positions as a deed writer. Each step offers a concrete outlet, which secures the path.
The choice between the two paths depends on the relationship to theoretical teaching. A STMG graduate comfortable with long writing and legal abstraction may attempt the law degree. Those who prefer to learn through practice and progress step by step have every interest in following the BTS then the professional degree route.
The notary profession remains accessible from a STMG baccalaureate provided one chooses the right sequence of training and actively bridges the gaps in legal methodology. The professional route, less visible than the traditional academic path, offers a structured way where each intermediate diploma counts in the notarial job market.