Lodgement Clerk (Deeds Office) – Permanent

Buyers and sellers are waiting on your file at a bond origination partner firm in Stellenbosch, and every step counts. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is Stellenbosch-based, with most of your time spent at a bond origination partner firm. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Lodge documents at the Deeds Office and track them through examination
• Prepare final statements of account and pay out on registration
• Prepare deeds of transfer, powers of attorney and bond documents
• Book signing appointments and explain costs to buyers and sellers
• Request rates clearance and levy clearance figures from councils and body corporates

• Admission as a conveyancer for conveyancer posts
• Clear, polite updates to anxious buyers and sellers
• Matric, with a conveyancing course for secretary posts
• Organised enough to run 60 or more live files
• At least 2 years of conveyancing or bond work
• Experience on a conveyancing system such as GhostConvey, LegalSuite or AJS

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

• 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.