Conveyancing Secretary (Transfers)

A bank panel attorneys in Brakpan needs someone who knows the Deeds Office process cold. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Brakpan-based, with most of your time spent at a bank panel attorneys. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Update agents, banks and clients on file progress on the bank portal and by email
• Run Deeds Office searches and title deed checks
• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Request bond cancellation figures and guarantees from banks
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination

• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts
• Experience on a conveyancing system such as GhostConvey, LegalSuite or AJS

• Deeds Office lodgement runner experience in your city
• Sectional title and new development experience

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

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