Conveyancing Secretary (Transfers)

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a property development law firm in Midrand, and every step counts. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll report in Midrand. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Apply for transfer duty receipts on SARS eFiling
• Request bond cancellation figures and guarantees from banks
• Run Deeds Office searches and title deed checks
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms

• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
• At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts

• Notarial bonds and servitudes
• Estate late transfers

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

• Name the conveyancing software and bank portals you know in your first CV section.
• Mention the Deeds Office you usually lodge at, such as Pretoria or Cape Town, since practice differs slightly.