Junior Conveyancing Secretary / Paralegal

About RVC Inc Deceased estate transfers Team

The deceased estate conveyancing transfer Team at RVC Inc attend to transfers of immovable property from deceased estates to third parties, whether in terms of testate or intestate succession or to by way of sale out of a respective deceased estate. The transfer usually also involves various other applications including but not only divorce transfers that have not taken place prior to death.

Job Description :

The role of the deceased estate conveyancing secretary is to attend to the necessary transfer according to the respective scenario at hand. The team deals with predominantly with Estate Practitioners attending to the administration of the deceased estate but also with third party purchasers and various estate agents across the country. Although the secretary will not be in direct communication with the estate clients, they might have to communicate with clients who are dealing with the loss of a loved one, the successful person needs to balance the sensitivity of clients with the needs of the business. The ideal person must be client centric, organized and play an integral part in the team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities :

• To assess the estate transfer instruction
• To liaise with the estate practitioner, purchaser, estate agent in order to acquire all relevant information and documents necessary to attend to the instruction
• To attend to the necessary drafting of the various transfer documents
• To request payment and attend to finances on a transfer instruction from start to finish
• To liaise with various other attorneys that may be involved in a transactions, bond cancellation and / or bond attorneys
• To receive incoming calls as the first point of contact and be able to communicate efficiently and professionally both orally and in writing
• To respond to queries from internal and external queries
• Be proactive by following up on outstanding information and / or documents and payment of various necessary monies

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