Conveyancing Secretary - Sandton

Location Johannesburg
Job type: Permanent
Job ref: 32505
Published: 2 months ago

A global law firm is seeking an experienced Senior Conveyancing Secretary to join their conveyancing team.  The ideal candidate will manage property transfers. You’ll ensure smooth coordination between clients, attorneys, banks and the Deeds Office while maintaining the highest level of accuracy and compliance.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Secretarial support and administrative duties for Director/s and Associate/s. Manages the administration infrastructure within the practice and ensures efficient, and effective processes and systems are in place

  • Draft and prepare conveyancing documents.

  • Manage end-to-end property transfers and registrations.

  • Liaise with clients, banks, Deeds Office, SARS, and municipalities.

  • Responsible for running files from inception to closure

  • Deals with sectional and conventional transfers, including rates, SARS and all other elements

  • Deals with bond cancellation instructions, prepares consents to cancel and checks guarantees

  • Responsible for opening and closing files on CMS/Management System

  • Able to attend to all financial aspects of transfers and bond cancellations (including verifying guarantees, drafting guarantee requests, billing and attending to pro forma and final statements of account)

  • Ensures compliance with FICA

  • Manages and follows up diary appointments

Job requirements

Skills and experience required

  • Grade 12 certificate

  • A recognised secretarial certificate/diploma

  • A minimum of 6 years’ suitable experience

  • Strong knowledge of Deeds Office, property law & external stakeholder processes.

  • Experienced on MS Office, and GhostConvey

  • Good command of the English language both verbal and written

  • Strong administrative skills essential

  • Able to work independently

  • Attention to detail

  • Good telephone etiquette

  • Conscientious and proactive

  • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

Package & Remuneration

Salary Market Related depending on the Experience

Interested?

This is a great opportunity to join a top-tier legal team and play a key role in high-value property transactions. Apply now.

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