Junior Conveyancing Secretary (Trainee) – Experienced

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

You'll report in Paarl. Relocation is not covered for this one. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Apply for transfer duty receipts on SARS eFiling
• Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge

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

• Estate late transfers
• Notarial bonds and servitudes

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

• State how many files you run at once and whether you do transfers, bonds or cancellations; it tells firms where you fit.
• Name the conveyancing software and bank portals you know in your first CV section.