Conveyancing Secretary (Transfers)

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Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Full-time
Posted 2 hours ago
Full-time Legal
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Job Description

You'll move property transfers from signed offer to registration at a bank panel attorneys in Umhlanga. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

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

The work, day to day

  • Run Deeds Office searches and title deed checks
  • Apply for transfer duty receipts on SARS eFiling
  • Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
  • Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
  • Request bond cancellation figures and guarantees from banks
  • Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge

Must-haves

  • Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
  • Experience on a conveyancing system such as GhostConvey, LegalSuite or AJS
  • At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work
  • Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
  • Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
  • Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts

Helpful, not essential

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

On offer

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

Applying, step by step

  1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Umhlanga really suit you before you apply.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: conveyancer admission certificate if applying as a conveyancer plus conveyancing course certificate.
  3. Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 6 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Umhlanga; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

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Tips to get shortlisted

  • 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.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationUmhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
CategoryLegal
Experience8+ years
Posted26 October 2026
Closing Date1 December 2026
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