Conveyancing Clerk (Sectional Title Developments) – Immediate Start

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a property development law firm in Mthatha, and every step counts. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a property development law firm in Mthatha. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
• Apply for transfer duty receipts on SARS eFiling
• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge

• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts
• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
• Experience on a conveyancing system such as GhostConvey, LegalSuite or AJS

• Paid conveyancing short courses
• Normal office hours with rare weekend work
• Registration bonus per file at some firms
• Parking or taxi allowance for Deeds Office runs

• State how many files you run at once and whether you do transfers, bonds or cancellations; it tells firms where you fit.
• Mention the Deeds Office you usually lodge at, such as Pretoria or Cape Town, since practice differs slightly.