Conveyancing Secretary

The role holder supports various Conveyancing matters, and will be based in the Durban office. Primary responsibilities include reviewing property information packs, attending to property searches and title checks, preparation of property reports, and attending to Registry requisitions for completing registration. The role holder will need to possess good communication skills for constant liaising with clients and other stakeholders.

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Undertaking end-to-end conveyancing processes for clients
• Title checking and preparing interim and final property reports
• Verification and compliance checks
• Liaising with client firms and other stakeholders regarding matters
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters
• Good planning to ensure daily/weekly tasks and reports are completed
• Identify and track requisitions for reporting and commentary to internal and external stakeholders
• Delivering on all Client and Company agreed targets, client SLAs and Providing continuous improvement insights and reports
• Researching legal concepts, rules and regulations

• Working effectively in a high-pressure environment and ability to manage conflicting prioritie

Competencies:

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Time Management skills
• Planning skills
• Data capturing, analysis and reporting
• Attention to detail
• Able to prioritise work effectively
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Minimum 1 year legal/property industry experience (gained in a law firm)

• Matric
• Minimum of 1 year experience in South African conveyancing, specifically registration of residential transfers
• Analytical and data driven approach to problem solving