Conveyancing Secretary (Transfers)

You'll move property transfers from signed offer to registration at a bank panel attorneys in Hammarsdale. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Run Deeds Office searches and title deed checks
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration

• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• Experience on a conveyancing system such as GhostConvey, LegalSuite or AJS
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts

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

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

• 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.