Conveyancing Secretary (Transfers)

Keep transfers, bonds and cancellations moving at a property development law firm in Kempton Park. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a property development law firm on the Kempton Park side of Gauteng.

• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Request bond cancellation figures and guarantees from banks
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
• Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge

• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• Experience on a conveyancing system such as GhostConvey, LegalSuite or AJS
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts

• Notarial bonds and servitudes
• Deeds Office lodgement runner experience in your city

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

• 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.