Lodgement Clerk (Deeds Office)

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a conveyancing firm in East London, and every step counts. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

You'll be based at a conveyancing firm in East London. 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
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Request bond cancellation figures and guarantees from banks
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates
• Run Deeds Office searches and title deed checks

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

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

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

• 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.