Lodgement Clerk (Deeds Office)

A bank panel attorneys in Pietermaritzburg needs someone who knows the Deeds Office process cold. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

You'll be based at a bank panel attorneys in Pietermaritzburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• 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
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents

• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
• At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts

• Paid conveyancing short courses
• Registration bonus per file at some firms
• Normal office hours with rare weekend work

• 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.