Junior Conveyancing Secretary (Trainee)

Keep transfers, bonds and cancellations moving at a property development law firm in Cape Town CBD. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

The work is in Cape Town CBD, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Run Deeds Office searches and title deed checks
• Update agents, banks and clients on file progress on the bank portal and by email
• Request bond cancellation figures and guarantees from banks
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents

• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing

• Sectional title and new development experience
• Notarial bonds and servitudes

• 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

• 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.