Make sure that your power-of-attorney form properly documents all the necessary information that can guide your agent in making the right legal decisions for you. 6. Talk to a lawyer. It is recommended that you consult a lawyer to avoid conflicts or hassles in the future. The lawyer can draft the legal document and inform all the parties involved about the rights and duties stipulated in it. For instance, a power of attorney may be granted to sign a business deal with Conglomerate X but will not be effective when signing deals with Conglomerate Y even if they are signed on the same day. It all depends on the legal papers that accompany the power of attorney. And these papers stating the contract for the power of attorney is required to be shown before an agent can act. A judge will choose a person who will serve as your legal representative, and this agent may be someone who you do not fully trust. If you want to have a say on who will take care of your affairs when you become incapable of doing so, then it makes perfect sense to create a power-of-attorney document. For instance, you can authorize an agent to sign a business contract for you but only that business contract and no other documents. Some are also given a section, for instance, a special power of attorney to look into the financial matters and to manage it and sign documents pertaining only to financials. Powers of attorney are also intended to avoid certain situations that may cause the court to choose a conservator or a guardian to act on everything on your behalf. When the court does that, you won t have any say as to who it will appoint as your guardian it may be one of your family members or someone else. It may be important to choose an agent or an attorney-in-fact that has experience or level of expertise in finances or in legal matters. Organization and documentation skills. The principal may need the attorney-in-fact to track and properly document the different transactions made whether it is for personal, business or government purposes.