Lodgement Clerk (Deeds Office)

You'll move property transfers from signed offer to registration at a general practice with a property department in Soweto. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a general practice with a property department on the Soweto side of Gauteng. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Open transfer files from signed offers to purchase and check the terms
• Apply for transfer duty receipts on SARS eFiling
• Fix Deeds Office rejection notes quickly and relodge
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration

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

• Sectional title and new development experience
• Deeds Office lodgement runner experience in your city

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