Electronic signatures for agreements and powers of attorney: speed with legal validity

The client accepted the proposal over the phone, but the agreement was only signed a week later, when they managed to stop by the office. In the meantime, they talked to another lawyer. Electronic signatures eliminate that lost time.

What Brazilian law says

Brazilian law recognizes the validity of electronically signed documents. Provisional Measure 2,200-2/2001 created the ICP-Brasil public key infrastructure and also admits other means of proving authorship and integrity accepted by the parties. Law 14,063/2020 classified electronic signatures as simple, advanced and qualified, according to their level of security.

What makes a signature reliable

• Identification of the signer (e-mail, phone, ID);
• Record of date, time and IP address;
• Document integrity (any later change is detectable);
• An audit trail with every step.

Where to use it in the firm

1. Fee agreements;
2. Powers of attorney (observing the specific requirements of each agency and court);
3. Declarations and acknowledgments;
4. Settlements and termination agreements.

Practical precautions

• Confirm the client's contact details before sending;
• Keep the final document with the signature report;
• For acts with specific legal requirements, check which type of signature is accepted.

How IntegraLegal solves this

IntegraLegalSign brings document management and digital signatures into the firm: the agreement is generated from a template with variables filled in from the case and client data, sent for signature and stored with an audit trail, with watermarks and advanced settings per document.

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Notice: this content is for information only. It does not replace a lawyer's analysis of the specific case. Always check the legislation, case law and rules in force on the date of your consultation.