Conveyancing Secretary (Transfers) – Entry Level

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a general practice with a property department in Umhlanga, and every step counts. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Umhlanga; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. 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
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms

• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts

• Estate late transfers
• Notarial bonds and servitudes

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

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