Lodgement Clerk (Deeds Office)

Keep transfers, bonds and cancellations moving at a property development law firm in Sandton. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Sandton; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge
• Run Deeds Office searches and title deed checks
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Update agents, banks and clients on file progress on the bank portal and by email
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates

• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts
• Knowledge of bank panel instruction portals and LAWtrust digital signing
• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files

• Notarial bonds and servitudes
• Sectional title and new development experience
• Estate late transfers

• Normal office hours with rare weekend work
• Parking or taxi allowance for Deeds Office runs
• Paid conveyancing short courses

• 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.