Junior Conveyancing Secretary (Trainee)

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a bank panel attorneys in Benoni, and every step counts. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Benoni, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Update agents, banks and clients on file progress on the bank portal and by email
• Request bond cancellation figures and guarantees from banks
• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination

• At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work
• Experience on a conveyancing system such as GhostConvey, LegalSuite or AJS
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts

• Sectional title and new development experience
• Estate late transfers

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

• 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.