Lodgement Clerk (Deeds Office)

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a bank panel attorneys in Brakpan, and every step counts. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a bank panel attorneys in Brakpan. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Update agents, banks and clients on file progress on the bank portal and by email
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination

• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts

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

• Parking or taxi allowance for Deeds Office runs
• Paid conveyancing short courses
• Registration bonus per file at some firms

• Mention the Deeds Office you usually lodge at, such as Pretoria or Cape Town, since practice differs slightly.
• State how many files you run at once and whether you do transfers, bonds or cancellations; it tells firms where you fit.